The Fighter Jet Built Out of Spite | Dassault Rafale | History in the Dark

The Dassault Rafale is a French multirole 4.5 generation fighter jet. While France originally planned on working with the United Kingdom, West Germany, Italy, and Spain on a united fighter project, differences in the design ethos caused France to bail on the program. Frustrated, they contracted Dassault to produce a wholly French-built fighter who produced the Rafale. And it's really good. ✈️ Further reading ✈️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassaul... 🟢Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @historyinthedark   🟢Patreon -   / darknessthecurse   🟣Discord -   / discord   🔴Cameo - https://www.cameo.com/darknessthecurse 🔵Facebook -   / history-in-the-dark-109003305113711   🟢Donations - https://streamlabs.com/edgerabbit/tip 🔴Reddit -   / historyinthedark   🔴Tiktok -   / historyinthedark   🟣Instagram -   / historyinthedark   🔵Twitter -   / darkthecurse   🟣Merch -    / @historyinthedark   🟣Twitch -   / edgerabbit   Other channels: 🟢Prehistory in the Dark:    / @prehistoryinthedark   🟣Gaming and Fanfic Readings:    / @darknessthecurse   🟣History Stuff:    / @historyinthedark   👔Merch: https://streamlabs.com/edgerabbit/merch --- I WRITE BOOKS! YOU CAN FIND THEM HERE: 📚Abyss: https://www.amazon.com/Abyss-Books-Pr... 📚Pryde: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08... 📚Abyss on Audible: https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/mlp... #history #documentary #france #french #dassaultrafale #dassault #rafale