Rafale Jets Face Stealth Challenge: Capability Gap Until F5

Rafale and Mirage-2000 fighter jets flying in formationFrench pilots and defence analysts now openly admit that the Rafale cannot match stealth fighters like the F‑35 or China’s J‑20 in contested airspace, leaving France and India exposed to a capability gap until the Rafale F5 arrives around 2033–2035, highlighted by a French research paper French Institute of International Relations (IFRI)
Rafale and Mirage-2000 fighter jets flying in formationFrench pilots and defence analysts now openly admit that the Rafale cannot match stealth fighters like the F‑35 or China’s J‑20 in contested airspace, leaving France and India exposed to a capability gap until the Rafale F5 arrives around 2033–2035, highlighted by a French research paper French Institute of International Relations (IFRI)
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