Did Rafale beat F-22?
A French Air Force Rafale jet. Yet, more than a decade back in 2009, when Rafale was the underdog in the international military aviation market, it still managed to shoot down the F-22 in mock combat. The footage from the French jet’s front camera, released in 2013, attests to this.
Is F-22 Raptor better than Rafale?
The F-22 Raptor is an air superiority fighter while the Rafale is a multirole fighter. Because of that, the Raptor is probably better than Rafale at air to air combat, while Rafale is probably better at everything else.
Can Rafale jets beat the F-22 Raptor?
However, the F-22 raprots were in for a rude shock by Rafale Jets. Even before the French victory in a training exercise in the UAE in 2009, the Americans were aware that their latest addition to their air infantry, the F-22 was beatable, although they did not mention it.
Why is Rafale’s capture of Rafale so famous?
The episode is quite famous because in late December of the same year the French Ministry of Defense released the captures taken by the Rafale’s OSF ( Optronique Secteur Frontal) showing an F-22 in aerial combat.
Can the German Typhoons shoot down the F-22?
In June 2012 a contingent of German pilots (flying the same new Typhoon fighters as the British) figured out the best tactics for shooting down the F-22. Eight times during a two-week war game in Alaska, individual German Typhoons flew against single F-22s in basic fighter maneuvers meant to simulate close-range dogfights.
Did 1st Fighter Wing’s raptors ever train with the French Rafales?
As already mentioned earlier on The Aviationist (especially when discussing the famous claims by the German Eurofighter Typhoon pilots at Red Flag Alaska 2012) in November 2009, some 1st Fighter Wing’s Raptors from Langley AFB, flew to Al Dhafra, in the UAE, to train with the French Air Force Rafales and the RAF Typhoons during exercise ATLC 2009.