• Crew: 1 or 2
• Length: 15.27 m (50.1 ft)
• Wingspan: 10.80 m (35.4 ft)
• Height: 5.34 m (17.5 ft)
• Wing area: 45.7 m (492 ft)
• Empty weight: 9.1 t (Rafale C); 9.5 t (Rafale B); 9.8 t (Rafale M)
• Max takeoff weight: 24,500 kg (54,000 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 x SNECMA M88-2 turbofans
  • Dry thrust: 48.7 kN (10,960 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 73.0 kN (16,400 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed:
  • High altitude: Mach 1.8 (2,150 km/h, 1,160 knots)
  • Low altitude: 1,390 km/h, 750 knots
• Combat radius: 1,852+ km (1,000+ nmi) on penetration mission
• Service ceiling 16,800 m (55,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 304.8+ m/s (1,000+ ft/s)
• Wing loading: 326 kg/m (83 1/3 lb/ft)
• Thrust/weight: 1.13

Armament

• Guns: 1 x 30 mm (1.18 in) GIAT 30/719B cannon with 125 rounds
• Missiles:
  • Air-to-air:
    • MICA IR/EM or
    • Magic II and in the future
    • MBDA Meteor
  • Air-to-ground:
    • MBDA Apache or
    • SCALP EG or
    • AASM or
    • GBU-12 Paveway II or
    • AM 39 Exocet or
    • ASMP-A nuclear missile

Avionics

• Thales RBE2 radar
• Thales SPECTRA electronic warfare system.
• Thales/SAGEM OSF (Optronique Secteur Frontal) infrared search and track system.