The problem is (I think) that you are confusing Dassault the DGA and the French army.
It is not because the plane was tested by Dassault and the DGA with 8 missiles that the French army necessarily has 8 missiles under its planes.
Dassault proposed the plane with 14 hardpoints but the French army decided not to keep the additional points for the Mica, something that India did not do for example.
The images and articles that you present in your PDF all concern tests by Dassault and/or the DGA, not by the French army. All those preceding the entry into service of the F3R in the French army are versions presented by Dassault or the DGA.
To quote one of your sources:
“This preliminary work, self-funded by Dassault Aviation are conducted in collaboration with the Direction Générale de l’Armement (the French Defense Procurement Agency) and will eventually lead to a complete clearance of the flight envelope.”
The tests were carried out and validated by Dassault and the DGA but never used by the French army.
Spoiler
Source 1 :
“This preliminary work, self-funded by Dassault Aviation’s are conducted in collaboration with the DGA and will eventually lead to a complete clearance of the flight envelope. Photo: Dassault Aviation”
→ Dassault and the DGA, so not the franch army
Source 2 :
“Viseur de casque, 2ASM, missiles Météor, MICA, etc… découvrez toutes les nouveautés du #Rafale F4 ! Fred et Jeff vous emmènent faire une visite détaillée du @TheDassaultAviation #rafalef4 pendant plus de 20 min au @SalonDuBourget !
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→ Presentation of a Rafale F4
“Au Bourget nous avons eu la chance de pouvoir approcher un beau Rafale exposé avec ses armements sur le stand Dassault.”
→ Dassault stand, so not from the air force
Source 3 :
“This preliminary work, self-funded by Dassault Aviation are conducted in collaboration with the Direction Générale de l’Armement (the French Defense Procurement Agency) and will eventually lead to a complete clearance of the flight envelope.”
→ Dassault and the DGA, so not the franch army
Source 4 :
“En effet, Dassault Aviation a annoncé, ce 23 janvier, avoir réalisé des vols d’essais avec un Rafale dans une configuration « très lourdement armée » et inédite, comprenant 6 munitions AASM (armement air-sol modulaire à Hammer, 4 missiles air-air moyenne portée de la famille MICA, 2 missiles Meteor très longue portée et 3 réservoirs de 2.000 litres.”
→ Dassault, so not the franch army
Source 6 :
→ Dassault twitter account
Source 7 :
→ Dassault Picture
Source 8 :
→ No source for the image so it’s hard to know
Source 9 :
→ Dassault exhibition stand
Source 10 :
→ Dassault exhibition stand
Source 11 :
→ It is not known what aircraft standard this is + excerpt from a Dassault promotional video
Source 12:
→ Dassault exhibition stand
Source 13 :
→ Dassault exhibition stand
Source 14 :
→ Image taken from previous articles