The South American nation weighs the pros and cons of the U.S.-made F-16 Fighting Falcon, the Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen, and the French Dassault Rafale as viable purchases. Colombia is currently ...

Rafale is a 4.5th generation fighter, French-made by Dassault (2001), whereas the F-16 is a 4th generation fighter, US-made by General Dynamics (1973).

The French-made Dassault Rafale will soon go head-to-head against the American-made F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35 Lightning II in the skies over Alaska as part of this month’s Red Flag-AK 24-2 ...