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Few things. Some people asked about AASM for an eventual Moroccan Rafale. Fact is AASM (aswell as MICA btw) is implemented on MF-2000. About long range stand off weapons (SCALP), international regulations would forbid selling more than 250 Kms range missile to Morocco, so expect the Black...

Someone talked about Ajai Shukla before i did it in comments.

The author is in India... But someone else already did before me...

@ Sancho CFTs affect extrados, a commonly forgotten issue.

It compensates the lack in pitch authority while releasing heavy loads and authority at high AOA. On the other hand, LERX will somehow dsiminish high speed qualities. No free sweets....

Talked with an executive yesterday nite. Pure BS. And as he mentioned, it would be stupid as there is a ramping up of indian input in every indian built Rafales so last ones will be near 100% indian made...

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IMG_0393.JPG - Google Drive pakistani officers at Eurosatory

Pilot deceased. RIP.

@Sanco i was talking about the presence of AESA at Garuda. Talked today with Cpt Brocard (i am sure you know who he is), he told me he had no clue but he considered very highly probable the presence of AESA radar in one of the involved Rafale.

Well we are in war in mali and CAR atm, and new stuff is being tested for doctrinas. Not so may planes available...

It will be for F4 :)

There are also some improvements on Radar. But anyway F3R is mostly a software standard (and retrofittable). India should get a "F3I" standard, with specific upgrades etc.

What worries me is that three subcommitees were nominated and they may compete each other...

As do an independant Brazilian test pilot i know. No, sorry don't confuse integration of Meteor and F3-R software standard. First live shots with Meteor in Jan 2015 on Rafale. Yes Brimstone is a strongpoint. BUT PIV is not only rangeless, it is also less versatile. Try to lauch 6 PIV in a...

Upgrades are just... On the way. Plane capabilities in term of deep strike are still way below Rafale's despite CFT's (which are also late as compared to Rafale...). Paveway 4 is a gliding bomb, with all the advantages (cost) but also limitations (off boresight, low level release) Meteor not...

Well... AASM has IIR capbilities also. I know about the flightblobal article about 100 Kms range, but on Rafael site it is "over 60Kms" (which is already impressive). Once again, gliding bombs are a better bang for the buck but lack versatility vs proppeled.

I wasn't talking about India when i said June my friend... An idustrial source (but quite far from the deal so...) told me that 3 countries were asking for fast delivery atm.

Wait end of june Sancho ;) Here is the latest first flight btw (B-347)

just a little answer : METEOR will be available in 2018 for french airforce as part of the F3R software upgrade, but it is being integrated and coul be available before (best gusee 2016 as first "live" shot scheduled in Jan 2015). Paveway IV is not adaptable to non english bomb bodies, and is...