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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    Not my blog btw, i simply write some articles in. Did you like the one on stealth and radars?
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    I dont know. The only thing i know is that such a stealth weapon pod was designed for Korean tender in 2002 i think
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    The last time i spoke to a Dassault executive, they seemed very commited. But the process of ToT is very complex to set up.
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    Dassault do not communicate about Rafale indianization. What we know for sure is that there will be HMD, anti ARM lissile and SATCOM. And yes, for example IAF will be consulted for MLU. (At least that's what toldme one of Dassault vice presidents)
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    French Armed Forces

    Patrouille de France (more on patmode.fr)
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    yes, and talking to Dassault executives, they told me they valued 60 years old client like india and wouldnt sign if the contract wasn't iron clad. Of course they are from Dassault...
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    Yes, Mike Yeo tested it right back from Le Bourget in 1999 for flight nice high aoa manouvers btw.
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    According to Aerospace Diary: EXCLUSIVE! MMRCA- New Year Tidings MMRCA before 15 feb.
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    In this document (in french), it is stated that during flight trials, an "agressive" pilot has flown RAfale as slow as ... 15 Kts... And it was before opening high incidence domain... Dropbox - 27chap22.pdf
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    Points 2 and 13 are being opened on experimental B301 in Istres (Vianney Riller Jr saw them), which is far different from being qualified Armée de l'air.
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    French Armed Forces

    1er RPIMA is part of COS (spec ops). Their standard weapon is HK416, but time to time they use other rifles. The guys you saw are probably from CPA (comanndo parachtiste de l'air) 20 or 30. But in regular troops you will also see some SCAR in GCP (groupement commando parachtistes, kind of "reco"...
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    Btw, there is an old test with heavy config from Flight. 3x 2000L, 2 Scalps, 4 Mica. Mach 0.6 to 0.9 35 secs, roll rate 150°, up to 5.2g
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    Opening the external wingstations is done on experimental Rafale in Istres (different to qualification by AdlA). and UAE no more ask for RBE2AA enhancement. Prototype largely exceeded specs at CEAM Mt de Marsan (more than double range). 2 cruise missile config is already qualified, yes 3 was at...
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    I think India will be interested in enhanced radar and spectra capabilities, IFF 5/S, maybe in meteor integration also.
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    Congratulations: 50th JF-17 Thunder handed over to PAF

    Hello, i am writing for a french blog (though i'm not the main author) le portail des passionnés de l'aviation We are qtarting atm a series of article about asian airplanes, one wasalready posted by the main author on j10. As you can see it is a popularization blog. We would need a pakistani...
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    Just a little point, whch may solve some issues. F3R is a SOFTWARE standard, fully retrofittable to previous standards...
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    Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

    As thales has bought visionix, it could also be the incoming HMD...
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    Eurofighter Typhoon's New AESA Radar Starts System Integration

    Many other news from DBX 13 : Storm shadow and Taurus to start integration, and a new aerodynamics kit on design (basically lerx and extended range flaperons) that would allow higher roll rate and flight at 40° AoA
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    France demands explanation from US over new NSA spy report

    Ahem what about F35 files hacked ? No country is innocent... Except our respective ones.,,
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