Among the most important features and upgrades that the new Egyptian Rafale will obtain in the coming period are the following:
- The Meteor long-range air-to-air missile is the most important thing that will come with the new development package, which will allow the fighter to engage air targets from long ranges exceeding 100 kilometers and at a tremendous speed of Mach 4 (4880 kilometers per hour) with " Fire & Forget" capability in addition to the Mica EM radar missiles with a maximum range of 80 km and the Mica IR thermal with a maximum range of 60 km, which are already within the current armament of the fighter..And also the Mica NG air-to air missile..
- Monitoring, tracking, thermal / optical navigation and laser pod "TALIOS" type will be the new alternative to the current pod "Damocles", and the Egyptian Air Force is the first foreign customer to contract it alongside its French counterpart.
- AASM INS / GPS Laser bombs, specifically (AASM-1000) equipped with an inertial navigation package and satellite + laser sensor for the final stage to hit moving targets with a range of 60 km, will be interrated on the new TALIOS pod, to work alongside the AASM INS / GPS version that Contains the Inertial Navigation Package and Satellite, the AASM INS / GPS IR version containing the Inertial Navigation Package and the satellite + end-stage thermal sensor. In addition to the incorporation of the US GBU-16 laser-guided bombs weighing 500 kg, and which has a range of 15 km.
- The IFF enemy and friend identification system will get the new mode 5 / S work, and the SPECTRA electronic protection package will get new electronic warfare capabilities for jamming and disruption. Besides, the RBE2-AESA radar itself will get new working modes that will make it work at its maximum capabilities.
- A SAASM or "Selective-Availability Anti-Spoofing Module" will be added that allows for the decryption of Military GPS data while increasing accuracy and traceability in a hostile jamming environment as well as avoiding false data transmitters.
- New generation incubator air refueling between fighters, which will allow better fuel flow rates than the generation currently used. The Egyptian Rafale is the only fighter to operate this exclusive system on the French Rafale marine version.