Mesir, India dan sekarang Qatar akan menjadi tiga negara Asing yang menggunakan jet tempur Prancis Rafale.

Performance

• Maximum speed:
  • High altitude: Mach 1.8 (1,912 km/h, 1,032 knots)
  • Low altitude: Mach 1.1 (1,390 km/h, 750 knots)
• Range: 3,700+ km (2,000+ nmi)  with 3 drop tanks
• Combat radius: 1,852+ km (1,000+ nmi) on penetration mission
• Service ceiling: 15,235 m (50,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 304.8+ m/s (60,000+ ft/min)
• Wing loading: 306 kg/m² (62.8 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.988 (100% fuel, 2 EM A2A missile, 2 IR A2A missile) version B
• Maximum g-load: +9/–3.6 g

Armament

• Guns: 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) GIAT 30/M791 autocannon with 125 rounds
• Hardpoints: 14 for Air Force versions (Rafale B/C), 13 for Navy version (Rafale M) with a capacity of 9,500 kg (20,900 lb) external fuel and ordnance and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles:
    • MBDA MICA IR or EM or Magic II and
    • MBDA Meteor air-to-air missiles in the future
  • Air-to-ground:
    • MBDA Apache or
    • Storm Shadow-SCALP EG or
    • AASM-Hammer or
    • GBU-12 Paveway II or GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II
    • GBU-24 Paveway III
    • AS-30L
  • Air-to-surface:
    • AM 39-Exocet
    • CVS401-Perseus
  • Deterrence:
    • ASMP-A nuclear missile
  • Other:
    • Thales Damocles targeting pod
    • AREOS (Airborne Recce Observation System) reconnaissance pod
    • up to 5 drop tanks
    • Buddy-buddy refuelling pod