French Rafale Outmaneuvers F-35 in Dogfight—But There’s More to the Story (Video at end article) What Went Down AviationNews – On August 20, 2025, the French Air and Space Force shared a sleek 44-second video on its official X account (@Armee_de_lair), showing a Rafale engaging in a clo…

August 20, 2025, the #FrenchAir and #SpaceForce shared a sleek 44-second video showing a #Rafale engaging in a close-range dogfight (Close Air Combat, CAC) against an F-35A, a F-15E, and a Finnish F/A-18. The Rafale symbolically “downs” its opponents in the simulation
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Flight: #FAF4135
ICAO code: #3B7568
Callsign: #FRENCH AIR FORCE
Operator: Force Aerienne Francaise
Country: 🇫🇷
Speed: 788 kmh
Altitude: 6424 m
Distance: 4.3 km
Angle ∆: 55.9°
Direction ->: SW
Track:
https://tinyurl.com/26n5p7lo
History:
https://www.radarbox.com/data/mode-s/3B7568
Seen: 3x
#FrenchAir

Flight: #FAF4136
ICAO code: #3B7563
Callsign: #FRENCH AIR FORCE
Operator: Force Aerienne Francaise
Country: 🇫🇷
Speed: 714 kmh
Altitude: 7727 m
Distance: 0.8 km
Angle ∆: 84.1°
Direction ->: SW
Track:
https://tinyurl.com/2ycnor7u
History:
https://www.radarbox.com/data/mode-s/3B7563
Seen: 1x
#FrenchAir