Dassault Rafale Trente Mille Heures Special Livery

One of most lethal jet fighter, Dassault Rafale with Trente Mille Heures special livery of the French Air Force (Armee de L'air). This breath taking photo taken by Ronnie Macdonald during smoke trails of aircraft and on very high angle of attack maneuver. However, this variant of Rafale was Rafale type B, which has two-seater on it and operated by French Air Force.

Trente Mille Hr means thirty thousand hours, refer to honoring and marking this flight hours to the jet fighter since its first flew in 1986 and entered service in 2001. During the development, it was cost more than USD 62 billion since France's government to find and replacing ageing fighter fleet. India, Egypt and Qatar are among countries have been using this multi-role fighter. The Rafale also have been proved in a battle warfare such as Afghanistan battle and Syria invasion.