This model is somewhat of a flight of fancy; Dassault's new Rafale M naval fighter wearing Royal Australian Navy markings. The RAN-fans out there will recognise the camouflage and tail markings, a homage to Australia's early Skyhawk squadrons, from a long time ago when Australia had operated aircraft carriers. The kit is Hobby Boss, and the loadout is an assortment of American weapons, GBU-12 guided bombs with targeting pod, TER's with MK-82 free fall bombs, and of course, the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on American pattern wingtip launch rails. This loadout will probably never be seen on a real Rafale, however on this model they represent a sample of the many American made weapons the Australian Navy and Air Force have operated for a long time.
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