Safran M88 T REX
Safran M88 T REX is a higher-thrust M88 development version announced for future Rafale evolutions. Safran states that it delivers 20% more thrust than the current M88, reaching up to 9 metric tons with afterburner (normalized to 88.26 kN); certification, service entry, and exact vehicle configuration remain unasserted.
Identity
- Aliases
- M88 T REXSafran M88 T-REX
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- Safran M88 T REX
- Status
- development
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Afterburning Thrust
- …
- Description
- Safran M88 T REX is a higher-thrust M88 development version announced for future Rafale evolutions. Safran states that it delivers 20% more thrust than the current M88, reaching up to 9 metric tons with afterburner (normalized to 88.26 kN); certification, service entry, and exact vehicle configuration remain unasserted.
- Developers
- Family
- Lineage
- Note
- Safran identifies M88 T REX as a new higher-thrust version of the M88 for future Rafale evolutions; no numeric thrust or vehicle configuration is inferred.
- Related Propulsion System
- Relationship
- direct-derivative-of
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran’s 2025 integrated report announces a higher-thrust M88 version named M88 T REX for future Rafale evolutions.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- Safran Integrated Report 2025
- Manufacturers
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:24:44 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 11:04:31 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran’s 2025 integrated report announces a higher-thrust M88 version named M88 T REX for future Rafale evolutions; the report establishes the development identity and family boundary but does not publish the model-specific thrust value used below.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- Safran Integrated Report 2025
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Safran’s official press release states that M88 T-REX delivers 20% more thrust than the current M88, reaching up to 9 metric tons with afterburner; the value is normalized to 88.26 kN.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- Safran unveils higher-thrust version of M88 for future Rafale upgrades
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Safran establishes the active M88 family powering Dassault Rafale and its upgradable design boundary; this packet keeps M88 T REX as a distinct development variant.
- Publisher
- Safran Aircraft Engines
- Title
- M88 — Proven performance and reliability