Dassault Rafale B Two-Seat Multirole Fighter Variant
The Dassault Rafale B is the two-seat Air Force variant of the Rafale family. It shares the Rafale’s core airframe and omnirole mission capabilities while providing a second crew station for operational flexibility, training, and complex strike or reconnaissance missions.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Rafale BRafale Air BRafale BiplaceRafale B F4
- Family Name
- Dassault Rafale B
- Full Name
- Dassault Rafale B Two-Seat Multirole Fighter Variant
- Roles
- militarytrainer
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- Rafale B / Rafale Air B
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Crew Capacity
- 2
- Max Takeoff Mass
- …
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Dassault Rafale B is the two-seat Air Force variant of the Rafale family. It shares the Rafale’s core airframe and omnirole mission capabilities while providing a second crew station for operational flexibility, training, and complex strike or reconnaissance missions.
- Dimensions
- Height
- …
- Length
- …
- Wingspan
- …
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two Snecma M88-2 afterburning turbofans; this exact alternative preserves the earlier Rafale powerplant boundary for the Rafale B variant.
- Name
- Dassault Rafale B M88-2 powerplant
- Notes
- Dassault identifies the Rafale B as one of the three Rafale variants and identifies M88-2 as the Rafale powerplant; the French Ministry of the Armed Forces states that each Rafale is equipped with two M88 engines.
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two Safran M88-4E afterburning turbofans; the exact variant is reused from the canonical Rafale family alternative without collapsing the Rafale B child family into its parent.
- Name
- Dassault Rafale B M88-4E powerplant
- Notes
- Dassault technical history records Rafale production-line deliveries fitted with M88-4Es from 2012; this exact alternative preserves the later production powerplant boundary for the Rafale B variant.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:11:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 25, 2026 at 05:06:02 UTC