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1st pics of Rafale C137 ...C137 the 1st serial production Rafale delivered with AESA, DDM/NG , OSF/IT (F30-04T)
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It surprises me the FrAF still doesn't use HMDS for their Rafales.
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French Navy Rafale M test fires a live AM39 Block2 Mod2 Exocet Anti-ship missile for the first time
The Rafale M27 conducted the first firing Exocet.
The Rafale M27 set yesterday in the Mediterranean first shot evaluation of the technical and operational AM39 Exocet missile from the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle", which had sailed from Toulon yesterday. The machine has successfully fly on a target inflatable installed by site teams DGA missile tests in the Levant. The Exocet missile fired was a "good war," with its warhead.
This is the first time a Rafale belonging to the Naval Aviation proceeds to fire an Exocet missile. It was qualified on the Rafale in 2007 by the DGA, through the development of standard F3. This milestone paves the way for the next operational implementation of this capability in both fleets Rafale (11F and 12F) of Naval Aviation.
With the Rafale mission to attack the sea takes a new twist. The new vector makes it possible to engage targets naval discretion, including making use of the link 16. Coupled to performance (jamming and spoofing) Spectra system, this feature will allow the Navy to be even more effective in this mission, which historically is its core business.
The Rafale M27 conducted the first firing Exocet.
The Rafale M27 set yesterday in the Mediterranean first shot evaluation of the technical and operational AM39 Exocet missile from the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle", which had sailed from Toulon yesterday. The machine has successfully fly on a target inflatable installed by site teams DGA missile tests in the Levant. The Exocet missile fired was a "good war," with its warhead.
This is the first time a Rafale belonging to the Naval Aviation proceeds to fire an Exocet missile. It was qualified on the Rafale in 2007 by the DGA, through the development of standard F3. This milestone paves the way for the next operational implementation of this capability in both fleets Rafale (11F and 12F) of Naval Aviation.
With the Rafale mission to attack the sea takes a new twist. The new vector makes it possible to engage targets naval discretion, including making use of the link 16. Coupled to performance (jamming and spoofing) Spectra system, this feature will allow the Navy to be even more effective in this mission, which historically is its core business.
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In its last issue published on Friday september 14th, Air & Cosmos revealed several interresting facts about the Rafale new M88-4E in a special article about military engines.
16 M88-4E have been delivered so far
20% of the engine is modified compared to the previous version (M88-2E4)
Improved NATO Tactical Air Cycle (number of actions on the throttle) : up to 4000 cycles instead of 2500c previoulsy.
Lifespan of maintenance intensive parts increased by 60%
All M88 engines delivered so far could be upgraded to -4E standard within 4-5 years
New evolutions planed on the high pressure turbine (results of the Theo program) to increase the engine thrust (for 2015)
The assembly of a M88 takes 36 days
300 M88 delivered to the French Air Force and Navy
Talks on the Kaveri using High pressure part of the M88 still going on.
Technology transfers to the Indian Industry in preparation to allow india to produce the M88 engine
Rafale News: In The press, Air & Cosmos article about Military engines
16 M88-4E have been delivered so far
20% of the engine is modified compared to the previous version (M88-2E4)
Improved NATO Tactical Air Cycle (number of actions on the throttle) : up to 4000 cycles instead of 2500c previoulsy.
Lifespan of maintenance intensive parts increased by 60%
All M88 engines delivered so far could be upgraded to -4E standard within 4-5 years
New evolutions planed on the high pressure turbine (results of the Theo program) to increase the engine thrust (for 2015)
The assembly of a M88 takes 36 days
300 M88 delivered to the French Air Force and Navy
Talks on the Kaveri using High pressure part of the M88 still going on.
Technology transfers to the Indian Industry in preparation to allow india to produce the M88 engine
Rafale News: In The press, Air & Cosmos article about Military engines
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Dassault
Dassault Aviation SA (AM)’s biggest corporate coup risks turning into a pyrrhic victory.
The French company was chosen by India in January to supply at least 126 Rafale jets valued at $11 billion, the first export order for the warplane and a defeat for the Typhoon built by a group including European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. and BAE Systems Plc. (BA/) That loss helped bring EADS and BAE together to plot a merger that now threatens to corner Dassault.
Combining EADS and BAE would dwarf smaller European aerospace and defense rivals including Dassault, a company in which EADS owns a 46 percent non-voting right. Dassault Chief Executive Officer Charles Edelstenne and one of his most senior lieutenants, Eric Trappier, will meet French Economics Minister Pierre Moscovici today to seek assurance that Dassault doesn’t get crushed by a European defense champion in the making.
“There are big questions surrounding the fate of Dassault,” said Yan Derocles, an analyst at Oddo Securities in Paris. “If BAE joins EADS, Dassault may be marginalized.”
Dassault is a long-time rival to EADS both on export markets for fighter planes and more recently in the nascent market for unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. Besides the Rafale warplane, Dassault makes Falcon business jets and space- rocket components. While the contract in India is still being negotiated, talks are “on course,” Sitanshu Kar, a spokesman for India’s defense ministry, said yesterday.
Complicating Alliances
An EADS-BAE marriage would complicate an alliance Dassault began forging with BAE after the French and U.K. governments agreed to cooperate more closely in 2010 on security issues. Dassault and BAE agreed to collaborate on intelligence gathering and unmanned combat drones, a business link Trappier helped establish. EADS failed in efforts to market a drone called the Talarion to European governments.
Europe has been grappling with an oversupply of combat aircraft at a time when budget cuts have slashed domestic appetite for high-priced military jets. When the aircraft now in production were conceived in the late 1970s, France was going to join the U.K., Spain, Italy, and then-West Germany in developing a single fighter. Work-share disputes scuttled the partnership, leading France to develop the Rafale and the others the Typhoon.
The Brussels-based European Defense Agency is trying to push countries to cooperate on future efforts to avoid duplication and a repeat of the past.
Future Role
“One of the questions now is will Dassault have a role in Europe’s next big fighter jet?,” Derocles said.
Dassault, founded by Marcel Dassault in 1936, has managed to keep the the company in family hands, with 50.1 percent of the stock controlled by Serge Dassault, the 87-year-old chairman and son of Marcel. Serge Dassault, whose father was held in a German concentration camp during World War II, has said he would never submit to a merger with a German company, leaving alliances with other smaller companies as one option.
Among possible partners is Thales SA (HO), the maker of commercial airplane cockpits and the radar for the Rafale. The French government holds a 30 percent stake in Thales, with Dassault controlling 26 percent. A Dassault Aviation spokesman declined to comment on the company’s plans.
“Dassault Aviation may engineer a merger with Thales,” Tom Picherit, Paris-based analyst at AlphaValue said.
Rebuilding Alliances
Still, a tie-up with Dassault has not been a priority for Thales. Instead, the French government had sought for years to deepen ties between Thales and Safran SA. (SAF) Although an outright merger has run into opposition, including from EADS, Thales and Safran have set up a joint venture to pool defense electronics under pressure from the French government.
“The French government will strongly support Thales as the French defense contractor,” said Sash Tusa, partner at Echelon Research & Advisory. “This could drive a grand, full consolidation of the French state-owned defense companies.”
Such an arrangement may bundle under Thales the French ship-builder DCNS, in which the Neuilly-sur-Seine based company already holds a 35 percent stake, and state-owned armored vehicle maker Nexter. A Thales spokesman declined to comment.
Thales CEO Luc Vigneron, who previously ran Nexter, said last year he would consider taking a stake in the vehicle maker. That transaction is on hold as the new French government defines its industrial strategy.
As France works on its response to the merger proposal between EADS and BAE, the government is wary to preserve the political influence that its 15 percent stake in EADS provides. With EADS CEO Tom Enders working to cut the enlarged group loose from government meddling, the state may instead show more interest in deepening relations with the smaller companies.
“If France’s government sees its influence diminished in EADS-BAE, it may come to regard Dassault as its national aerospace champion,” said Richard Aboulafia, vice president of Fairfax, Virginia-based Teal Group, an aviation consulting firm. “Dassault runs the risk of being marginalized, but they’ve faced that risk for years.”
Dassault Aviation SA (AM)’s biggest corporate coup risks turning into a pyrrhic victory.
The French company was chosen by India in January to supply at least 126 Rafale jets valued at $11 billion, the first export order for the warplane and a defeat for the Typhoon built by a group including European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. and BAE Systems Plc. (BA/) That loss helped bring EADS and BAE together to plot a merger that now threatens to corner Dassault.
Combining EADS and BAE would dwarf smaller European aerospace and defense rivals including Dassault, a company in which EADS owns a 46 percent non-voting right. Dassault Chief Executive Officer Charles Edelstenne and one of his most senior lieutenants, Eric Trappier, will meet French Economics Minister Pierre Moscovici today to seek assurance that Dassault doesn’t get crushed by a European defense champion in the making.
“There are big questions surrounding the fate of Dassault,” said Yan Derocles, an analyst at Oddo Securities in Paris. “If BAE joins EADS, Dassault may be marginalized.”
Dassault is a long-time rival to EADS both on export markets for fighter planes and more recently in the nascent market for unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. Besides the Rafale warplane, Dassault makes Falcon business jets and space- rocket components. While the contract in India is still being negotiated, talks are “on course,” Sitanshu Kar, a spokesman for India’s defense ministry, said yesterday.
Complicating Alliances
An EADS-BAE marriage would complicate an alliance Dassault began forging with BAE after the French and U.K. governments agreed to cooperate more closely in 2010 on security issues. Dassault and BAE agreed to collaborate on intelligence gathering and unmanned combat drones, a business link Trappier helped establish. EADS failed in efforts to market a drone called the Talarion to European governments.
Europe has been grappling with an oversupply of combat aircraft at a time when budget cuts have slashed domestic appetite for high-priced military jets. When the aircraft now in production were conceived in the late 1970s, France was going to join the U.K., Spain, Italy, and then-West Germany in developing a single fighter. Work-share disputes scuttled the partnership, leading France to develop the Rafale and the others the Typhoon.
The Brussels-based European Defense Agency is trying to push countries to cooperate on future efforts to avoid duplication and a repeat of the past.
Future Role
“One of the questions now is will Dassault have a role in Europe’s next big fighter jet?,” Derocles said.
Dassault, founded by Marcel Dassault in 1936, has managed to keep the the company in family hands, with 50.1 percent of the stock controlled by Serge Dassault, the 87-year-old chairman and son of Marcel. Serge Dassault, whose father was held in a German concentration camp during World War II, has said he would never submit to a merger with a German company, leaving alliances with other smaller companies as one option.
Among possible partners is Thales SA (HO), the maker of commercial airplane cockpits and the radar for the Rafale. The French government holds a 30 percent stake in Thales, with Dassault controlling 26 percent. A Dassault Aviation spokesman declined to comment on the company’s plans.
“Dassault Aviation may engineer a merger with Thales,” Tom Picherit, Paris-based analyst at AlphaValue said.
Rebuilding Alliances
Still, a tie-up with Dassault has not been a priority for Thales. Instead, the French government had sought for years to deepen ties between Thales and Safran SA. (SAF) Although an outright merger has run into opposition, including from EADS, Thales and Safran have set up a joint venture to pool defense electronics under pressure from the French government.
“The French government will strongly support Thales as the French defense contractor,” said Sash Tusa, partner at Echelon Research & Advisory. “This could drive a grand, full consolidation of the French state-owned defense companies.”
Such an arrangement may bundle under Thales the French ship-builder DCNS, in which the Neuilly-sur-Seine based company already holds a 35 percent stake, and state-owned armored vehicle maker Nexter. A Thales spokesman declined to comment.
Thales CEO Luc Vigneron, who previously ran Nexter, said last year he would consider taking a stake in the vehicle maker. That transaction is on hold as the new French government defines its industrial strategy.
As France works on its response to the merger proposal between EADS and BAE, the government is wary to preserve the political influence that its 15 percent stake in EADS provides. With EADS CEO Tom Enders working to cut the enlarged group loose from government meddling, the state may instead show more interest in deepening relations with the smaller companies.
“If France’s government sees its influence diminished in EADS-BAE, it may come to regard Dassault as its national aerospace champion,” said Richard Aboulafia, vice president of Fairfax, Virginia-based Teal Group, an aviation consulting firm. “Dassault runs the risk of being marginalized, but they’ve faced that risk for years.”
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Press: Algeria will buy 80 Rafale fighter and French Mirage 2000-9
Algeria: The Algerian regime has scheduled for next 5 years, the acquisition of 80 fighter jets, a large number of drones, missile and remote sensing equipment.
The Algerian Ministry of Defence, scheduled for next 5 years, the purchase of 80 fighter jets to replace Mig 21 and 23 Russian-made army Algerian air, pending removal Service.
According to the Algerian daily El Khabar reported that this information in its Wednesday edition, experts Algerian military, would, United Arab Emirates moved to, to consider a fleet of Mirage 2000-9 UAE French, whether it's golf sets sale.
Algerian military would lean also the flagship of the French arms, the Rafale to the point of first contact on the subject, would have made ​​a fair margin of air between the ANP and the French manufacturer Dassault .
Note that the Algerian Air Force has 250 Russian planes, bombers, fighters and multi-role, including Su-24 , MiG-29 or Su-30 MKA .
The newspaper also said that the U.S. government had lifted its embargo on arms sales to Algeria, and willing to sell Predator drones, and a variety of ground to air missiles, radars and other equipment for early detection.
The lifting of the U.S. embargo would have operated at the same time the announcement of the allocation of U.S. military aid to Tunisia , says El Khabar .
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If not wrong then they are looking towards something like Su-30MKA or J-10BS/FC-20s and JF-17 has attracted them too but it will be for the replacement of other fighters.
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