The most dangerous weapon in the Raphael is the Scalp PL15 Amram missile

- Neither China nor Pakistan has a weapon equal to it

New Delhi on Thursday, September 10, 2020

One of the weapons in the French-made Raphael aircraft that joins the Indian Air Force today is the Brahmastra. Neither Pakistan nor China has a weapon to match it. Pakistan bought F-16 fighter jets from the US while China has its own J-20 fighter jets.

The most dangerous of the Raphael aircraft are the Scalp PL-15 Amram missiles. However, it is true that Chinese planes can catch Raphael's collision. However, we have the power to respond to Chinese fighter jets. Raphael's combat radius is tremendous. When a plane attacks an enemy and returns to its destination, it is called a combat radius. Raphael's combat radius is 3700 kilometers. In contrast, China's J-20 has a combat radius of 3400 km. Although the F-16 combat radius purchased from Pakistan from the US has a range of 4200 km, it does not have destructive missiles like the Raphael. Raphael has three types of missiles the details of which we have given elsewhere. In short, air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground enemy missiles, and destructive missiles known as hammers.

The power of these missiles is also worth knowing. The meteor missile can strike at an area of ​​up to 150 km while the scalp missile can strike at a distance of 300 km. The Hammer missile, whose full name is Highly Agile Modular Munich Extended Range, has the ability to strike accurately on the ground. In comparison, the F-16s that Pakistan has have 100 km range Amram missiles and the Chinese J-20s have 300 km range PL-15 and 400 km range PL-21 missiles.

Raphael is superior to the F-16 in gaining altitude quickly. The F-16 can reach an altitude of 254 kilometers per second while the Rafale can reach an altitude of 300 kilometers per second. However China's J-20 can reach an altitude of 304 kilometers per second. Pakistan's F-16 can fly at an altitude of 15,240 meters per minute, China's J-20 can fly at an altitude of 18,240 meters per minute, while Raphael can reach an altitude of 18,000 meters per minute. Thus these planes, which can control both maneuvering neighbors, are joining our air force today.