(Airforces monthly August 2005)
One of the biggest surprises at the show was the appearance of a Pakistan air force PAF Mirage 5EF # 96.747 with Sagem Defense Securite, a French avionics company long associated with Pakistan mirages. This history dates back to the ROSE (Retrofit Of Strike Element) I-II upgrade of the early 1990s: the firm is now embarking upon a Rose III upgrade.
ROSE III will considerably enhance the mirage pilotââ¬â¢s situation awareness via Sagemââ¬â¢s integration of a new Radar Warning Receiver two Multi-Function Display a Forward Looking Infra Red system and a Head Up Display, by virtue of the new system computer being installed. Although the ROSE III configuration has still not been finalized, according to one source, ââ¬Åa number of aircraftââ¬â¢s have been upgradedââ¬Â
Although none have yet gone back to the PAF: All the work is carried out by Sagem, alongside PAF engineers at the mirage rebuild factory, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex PAC Kamra facility in Pakistan.
It is believed that 14 Mirage 5Efs will go through the ROSE III upgrade. These comprise ten of the original 33 Mirage 5Efs delivered in the late 1990s under the Sogerma/Sagem contract and another FOUR from the same deal which only found their way to the PAF last year after being stored in France for a number of years. The ten had not been upgraded to ROSE II standerd before delivery and had been used by 22 Sqn at Masroor for flying training.
I mantion and posted first ROSE II upgraded cockpit pictures on this forum and i mantion first time about ROSE 3 & 5 upgraditon programe, u are waiting for ROSE-5 news, my friend Aamir atended Paris air show and i will post some new picture of PAF's Mirage-5EF.
One of the biggest surprises at the show was the appearance of a Pakistan air force PAF Mirage 5EF # 96.747 with Sagem Defense Securite, a French avionics company long associated with Pakistan mirages. This history dates back to the ROSE (Retrofit Of Strike Element) I-II upgrade of the early 1990s: the firm is now embarking upon a Rose III upgrade.
ROSE III will considerably enhance the mirage pilotââ¬â¢s situation awareness via Sagemââ¬â¢s integration of a new Radar Warning Receiver two Multi-Function Display a Forward Looking Infra Red system and a Head Up Display, by virtue of the new system computer being installed. Although the ROSE III configuration has still not been finalized, according to one source, ââ¬Åa number of aircraftââ¬â¢s have been upgradedââ¬Â
Although none have yet gone back to the PAF: All the work is carried out by Sagem, alongside PAF engineers at the mirage rebuild factory, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex PAC Kamra facility in Pakistan.
It is believed that 14 Mirage 5Efs will go through the ROSE III upgrade. These comprise ten of the original 33 Mirage 5Efs delivered in the late 1990s under the Sogerma/Sagem contract and another FOUR from the same deal which only found their way to the PAF last year after being stored in France for a number of years. The ten had not been upgraded to ROSE II standerd before delivery and had been used by 22 Sqn at Masroor for flying training.
I mantion and posted first ROSE II upgraded cockpit pictures on this forum and i mantion first time about ROSE 3 & 5 upgraditon programe, u are waiting for ROSE-5 news, my friend Aamir atended Paris air show and i will post some new picture of PAF's Mirage-5EF.