Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

[Killswitch]

The Rafale won.

The tender took 5 years to pick a winner.


Rafales will probably make up 10 squadrons by 2020.

 

[SQ8]

Quick question.. are all the rafale's purchased going to be dual seaters or a combination of both?

 

[Sergi]

Quick question.. are all the rafale's purchased going to be dual seaters or a combination of both?

Both. But larger number is single seater jets

 

[Archie]

Quick question.. are all the rafale's purchased going to be dual seaters or a combination of both?

As per RFP 86 will be single seat and 40 will be twin seater
with option to purchase upto 44 single seat and 20 double seaters

12 twin seat and 6 single seat will be purchased in flyaway conditions

 

[sancho]

Quick question.. are all the rafale's purchased going to be dual seaters or a combination of both?

IAF only use completelly twin seat configs for MKI and FGFA, all other fighters comes in mixed squads, normally of 16 x single and 2 x twin seats. For Rafale numbers of twin seats seems to be increased though, as Archie pointed out and most likely because of the importance of strike capability.

 

[Archie]

IAF only use completelly twin seat configs for MKI and FGFA, all other fighters comes in mixed squads, normally of 16 x single and 2 x twin seats. For Rafale numbers of twin seats seems to be increased though, as Archie pointed out and most likely because of the importance of strike capability.

Rafale will form the backbone of Indian Ground attack fleet replacing some 230+ Mig27 & Jaguars IS/IM in ground attack

Also some Twin seat Rafales will be modified for Nuclear Delivery which explains why 40 were ordered instead of 20

 

[sancho]

Rafale will form the backbone of Indian Ground attack fleet replacing some 230+ Mig27 & Jaguars IS/IM in ground attack

Also some Twin seat Rafales will be modified for Nuclear Delivery which explains why 40 were ordered instead of 20

No, because IAF has left the role specific thinking with the addition of MKI. Today they aim only on multi role fighters, that are able to do both roles, if possible as balanced as MKI or Rafale. The fact that even LCA prototypes has integrated and tested strike weapons and LDPs makes this clear as well.
The number 40 has no relation to the rumored fighters for the SFC if you mean that, because any IAF fighter squad will at least have some twin seaters for training reasons. As mentioned normally, 2 per squad now it will be more, but still diveded into all IAF squads not combined for SFC.

 

[SpArK]

The modernization of the Rafale M Standard F1 to F3

Among them are ten new missions that will carry modernized naval fighters, nuclear deterrence.
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The Ministry of Defence of France issued a statement on the modernization of 10/1 Rafale were delivered to the French Navy in the 2000s. These aircraft are being modernized standard F1 to F3, and the note provides information for the operation of the technical "Retrofit F1-F3" in DGA (Direction Générale de l'armement - general direction of weaponry), Christophe Carpentier.

The mission of Carpentier's technical manager to coordinate the different actors in the process of modernization. By industry, are Dassault, MBDA, Thales, Sagem. By the French Government, are SIAE (Service de l'Aéronautique industriel - serving the aviation industry), the Marine Nationale (French Navy) and SIMMAD (Structure of intégrée maintien en condition des opérationnelle Matériels Aéronautiques de la défense - structure integrated maintenance in operational condition of aeronautical materials of defense).

These are 10/1 produced the Rafale F1 standard, equipped with only the employment capacity and air-air refueling. The "retrofit" of such aircraft is in a profound modification to elevate them to the same capacity as the F3 standard, currently in production. The gain will be operating the addition of new missions capable of accomplishment by these ten aircraft and ground attack and reconnaissance, plus the ability to ensure the mission of nuclear deterrence.

According to Carpentier, one of the great challenges of the project is to organize the schedule for modernization of entry into each cell, so that it perfectly between the rate of production of the Rafale, without disrupting the industrial production of hunting.

SOURCE / PHOTOS: Ministry of Defence of France



Leia mais (Read More): A modernização dos caças Rafale M do padrão F1 para F3 | Poder Aéreo - Informação e Discussão sobre Aviação Militar e Civil

 

[RPK]

In February, THALES delivered the first production RBE2 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to DASSAULT AVIATION.

Dassault Aviation : Quarterly information as of March 31, 2012 | SYS-CON MEDIA

 

[Ajaxpaul]

Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, currently on a four-day official visit to France, will be spending time with the Rafale squadron at St Dizier "to get a first hand impression of the MMRCA selected by the IAF, as also to see Rafale’s production facilities at Mérignac", the air force said in a statement today.

The first high level visit from India after a new government came to power in France, Air Chief Marshal Browne is scheduled to meet France's new defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Édouard Guillaud, Director-General of the French Defence Technology and Procurement Agency (DGA) Laurent Collet-Billon and Chief of Staff of the French Air Force General Jean-Paul Paloméros. He will also visit the air bases at Istres and Cognac. While in France, he will also meet members of the Mirage 2000 upgrade project management team.

Livefist: IAF Chief Scopes Out Rafale Facilities In France

 

[rashtriya.rifles]

seems our Air Chief Marshal is meeting with almost everyone who has anything remote to do with aviation industry of france

 

[Filmmaker]

Even as India is in final negotiations to seal its largest-ever defence project, the almost $20 billion MMRCA project to acquire 126 Rafale fighters, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne left for a four-day visit to France on Monday.

The French Rafale jet outclassed five other American, Russian and Swedish fighters, in technical and commercial evaluation, to enter the final lap of India's gigantic medium multi-role combat aircraft programme.

Moreover, the mid-life upgrade of IAF's 51 Mirage-2000 fighters is also currently underway with the help of French companies in a project that will eventually cost over Rs 15,000 crore.

During his visit, ACM Browne will hold talks with Jean-Yves Le Drian, the new French defence minister, Admiral Edouard Guillaud, French chief of defence staff, Ingenieur General de l'Armement (IGA) Laurent Collet-Billon, director-general of the French Defence Technology and Procurement Agency (DGA) and General Jean-Paul Palomeros, chief of staff of the French Air Force.

The visit, which aims to expand the already robust bilateral military to military ties between the two countries, would also see the IAF chief visit Cognac, Istres and St.Dizier airbases of the French Air Force (FAF).

At St.Dizier, he would be visiting the Rafale Squadron to get a first hand impression of the jet selected by the IAF, as also to see Rafale's Production facilities at Merignac. He would also be interacting with the IAF's project management team members for the Mirage- 2000 Upgrade project.

The visit is significant, as it is the first high level official visit from India to France after the new government has taken office in Paris. General Jean-Paul Palomeros, in turn, had visited India during September last year, when he had also visited some of the IAF's air bases including Jaisalmer and Gwalior.



Air Chief Marshal Browne leave for France amidst talks for India's largest-ever defence deal - The Times of India

 

[Yeti]

Important step to cement ties with the new leadership in France and seal the final stage of the deal.

 

[SQ8]

Not that it really belongs here..
But I remembered this really smart scheme on IAF Su-7's.. and thought something similar would look grand on the Rafale.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Not that it really belongs here..
But I remembered this really smart scheme on IAF Su-7's.. and thought something similar would look grand on the Rafale.

Not bad Oscar but I think the IAF is more than likely going to go for the standard low-vis grey it has on all it's other combat a/c. This is the trend these days- in the modern age where you have LGBs and standoff weapons the need for such camo for combat a/c is much less and practically non-existent.