Safran M88-4E
Exact Safran/SNECMA M88-4E afterburning turbofan variant in the active M88 family. Dassault identifies it as the latest TCO-derived version, fully operational with production deliveries beginning in 2012, and states that Rafale aircraft leave the production line fitted with M88-4Es. Croatia’s Ministry of Defence lists 75 kN maximum thrust per M88-4E. Exact vehicle installations remain separately managed.
Identity
- Aliases
- M88-4ESNECMA M88-4ESafran M88-4E
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- Safran M88-4E
- Status
- active
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Afterburning Thrust Kn
- 75
- Description
- Exact Safran/SNECMA M88-4E afterburning turbofan variant in the active M88 family. Dassault identifies it as the latest TCO-derived version, fully operational with production deliveries beginning in 2012, and states that Rafale aircraft leave the production line fitted with M88-4Es. Croatia’s Ministry of Defence lists 75 kN maximum thrust per M88-4E. Exact vehicle installations remain separately managed.
- Developers
- Family
- Lineage
- Note
- Dassault identifies M88-4E as the latest production-line M88 version for Rafale; this edge records the exact variant-to-family boundary without duplicating the canonical M88 vehicle relationship.
- Related Propulsion System
- Relationship
- direct-derivative-of
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Dassault technical history identifies M88-4E as the latest M88 version and states that Rafale aircraft leave the production line fitted with M88-4Es.
- Publisher
- Dassault Aviation
- Title
- Rafale file
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran establishes the active M88 product family powering Dassault Rafale.
- Publisher
- Safran Aircraft Engines
- Title
- M88 — Proven performance and reliability
- Manufacturers
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 06:33:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 11:03:09 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Official Dassault technical history identifies the latest M88-4E version, states that it became fully operational with production deliveries beginning in 2012, and says Rafale aircraft leave the production line fitted with M88-4Es.
- Publisher
- Dassault Aviation
- Title
- Rafale file
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Safran states that the M88 is wholly designed, developed, and produced by Safran Aircraft Engines and documents the active M88 product family; the 4E suffix remains a distinct exact variant.
- Publisher
- Safran Aircraft Engines
- Title
- M88 — Proven performance and reliability
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Official Dassault Rafale material establishes the M88 engine application and two-engine aircraft context while preserving the exact M88-4E suffix boundary from the technical history.
- Publisher
- Dassault Aviation
- Title
- A fully optimized airframe — Rafale
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Government technical specification identifies two M88-4E afterburning engines and lists 75 kN maximum thrust per engine; the value is normalized into the afterburning thrust field.
- Publisher
- Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia
- Title
- Technical characteristics — Rafale