Over the last decades, air forces have always been the first military components engaged in all crises or conflicts, from the Falklands to the Gulf, from Bosnia to Kosovo, from Afghanistan to Libya, and more recently Mali, the Central African Republic, Iraq and Syria.Military aviation is undoubtedly the most strategic weapon today, both in terms of combat effectiveness and of critical technologies implemented.In modern warfare, air dominance from day one is a must, so that air-to-ground and air-to-sea operations can be conducted safely and efficiently.In the course of asymmetrical and counter-insurgency conflicts, the air arm also remains at the forefront of the military effort, its flexibility, its reactivity and its precise firing power helping ensure that allied forces prevail.The September 11 events have shown that, in peacetime and in times of crisis and war, it is essential to secure the national airspace with air-defence assets that can take off extremely rapidly to carry out air policing missions.The decisive place of the air component in modern warfare is demonstrated by the defence strategies decided by those nations who want to keep a leading role on the world stage.The Rafale, with its “Omnirole” capabilities, is the right answer to the capability approach selected by an increasing number of governments.It fully complies with the requirement to carry out the widest range of roles with the smallest number of aircraft.The Rafale participates in permanent “Quick Reaction Alert” (QRA) / air-defence / air policing missions, nuclear deterrence duties, power projection and deployments for external missions, deep strike missions, air support for ground forces, reconnaissance missions, and pilot training sorties.The Air Force single-seat Rafale C, the Air Force two-seat Rafale B, and the Navy single-seat Rafale M feature maximum airframe and equipment commonality, and very similar mission capabilities.#armyrangers #military #armyranger #army #usarmytraining #marine #usarmy #airforce #automobile