AzurPoly’s Officially Licensed Rafale C Arrives in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

AzurPoly’s Dassault Rafale C is now available through the Microsoft Marketplace for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on PC, Xbox and PlayStation 5. Developed with JFEXP and officially licensed by Dassault Aviation, it is the first licensed Rafale C presented for the simulator and one of the more system-heavy modern fighter packages to reach the platform.

The aircraft is not built as a thin visual model around the default flight model. AzurPoly says the project was developed natively for MSFS 2024 over nearly two years, with a custom fly-by-wire system that does not rely on the simulator’s default implementation. The package includes dedicated control laws, flight-envelope protections and several simulated operating modes that respond to configuration and flight conditions.

Terrain following is the feature most likely to change how a pilot approaches the aircraft. The system uses actual topography and connects to dedicated HUD and avionics symbology. That gives the low-level mode a defined relationship to the virtual ground rather than making it a simple camera effect. Microsoft’s interview with the team describes the challenge of representing the aircraft’s low-altitude behaviour, but the published material does not turn the add-on into a substitute for real-world training or operational procedure.

The cockpit is built around a custom avionics suite with a head-up display, three main screens and four auxiliary displays. AzurPoly lists flight-plan management, navigation and situational-awareness pages alongside electrical, fuel, hydraulic and warning systems. Payload presets can change weight, balance, drag and performance, which gives the pilot more to manage than a static loadout screen. A pre-flight walkaround, interactive switches, automatic startup procedures and integrated checklists are intended to make the aircraft approachable without removing its deeper systems.

That accessibility is a useful design choice. A modern fighter can be difficult to enter because the cockpit assumes knowledge that a casual player does not have. Assistance options and automatic procedures lower the first barrier, while the custom flight-control modes, avionics pages and controller bindings give experienced sim pilots room to build a more demanding workflow. The product page also lists 36 liveries across the base package and additional packs, plus more than 60 individual model attachments.

The release is initially tied to the Microsoft Marketplace, with third-party stores listed as coming later. That distribution decision matters for console pilots because it puts the same aircraft package inside the platform ecosystem rather than treating Xbox and PlayStation as an afterthought. It also means buyers should check the Marketplace listing and AzurPoly’s documentation for the current version, supported platform and any update-specific notes.

The Rafale’s strongest case is the relationship between systems. Custom fly-by-wire, terrain following, payload effects, avionics and interactive procedures are separate features, but together they make the aircraft ask better questions of the pilot: what configuration is set, what the flight-control system is doing, what the terrain requires and which information belongs on the HUD. Whether it reaches the depth of its ambition will require independent flight and systems testing. The official release establishes that the aircraft is now available and that its design goes well beyond a decorative fighter model.

The product’s presentation also makes a useful distinction between access and mastery. Automatic start procedures and checklists can help a new pilot get airborne, but they do not remove the need to understand the displays or the aircraft’s changing configuration. A good study-level package gives the user a route into the cockpit and then leaves enough information there to reward careful preparation. The Rafale’s published feature list points in that direction, although the quality of the implementation will only be clear after pilots have had time to compare the systems with the documentation.

For Microsoft Flight Simulator users, the platform decision is as important as the aircraft subject. A Marketplace release can reach console pilots who cannot install a PC add-on, while the shared MSFS 2024 foundation gives the developer one product target across those platforms. It also places more responsibility on the documentation: buyers need to know which assists are optional, which controls are mapped to a gamepad and which procedures are expected to be learned manually. The official launch answers where to obtain the aircraft; the next stage is showing how consistently it behaves in the simulator.