On March 8, 2021, the operational commissioning of the Rafale F3-R combat aircraft was decided by Admiral Pierre Vandier, Chief of the Navy Staff and Air Force General Philippe Lavigne, Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Army. The modernization of combat aviation capabilities is one of the priorities of the LPM. As such, 2.7 billion euros are devoted, over the 2019-2025 period, to the development of the new Rafale standards.
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Rafale fighter jet equipped with METEOR missiles (Picture source: French Air and Space Army)
