By: eagle1
- 3rd April 2019 at 14:35Permalink- Edited 3rd April 2019 at 14:35
What I find intersting is that RT and Sputnik are relating this event. It shows that Russia has a clear focus on the rafale to relate stories like that. I am often amazed by their speed to pick even some relatively minor event...Sometimes even faster than some French local media !
Maybe it's because the Russian media are very much infiltrated in the Fr Press. :rolleyes:
I choose to post for once the RT news brief because it was the one that day that gave more details about the "age of the captain". Don't see trough further than that.
What I find intersting is that RT and Sputnik are relating this event. It shows that Russia has a clear focus on the rafale to relate stories like that. I am often amazed by their speed to pick even some relatively minor event...Sometimes even faster than some French local media !
I mean a Russian defense official says "We are waiting for the final engine and are in no rush to induct the Su-57" and the entire Western press spergs out about how the Su-57 is cancelled for the next 6 months.
I mean a Russian defense official says "We are waiting for the final engine and are in no rush to induct the Su-57" and the entire Western press spergs out about how the Su-57 is cancelled for the next 6 months.
I have been looking for updates on the AESA retrofit for the current RAFALE fleet but couldn't get to any source, nor find much information.
Is any of the (French) Rafale experts aware of any such links. I understand that current numbers for RAFALE in French service are 143 operational/delivered + 28 scheduled for delivery of which the last 60 were to be delivered with AESA, so that as of today France has 23 to 32 equipped with AESA with 28 coming until 2023 already signed and 30 more expected to come by 2030.
Is that correct? As I say I couldn't find links on broader upgrades. Thnks in advance.
By: Kovy
- 16th April 2019 at 01:42Permalink- Edited 16th April 2019 at 01:43
I have been looking for updates on the AESA retrofit for the current RAFALE fleet but couldn't get to any source, nor find much information.
Is any of the (French) Rafale experts aware of any such links. I understand that current numbers for RAFALE in French service are 143 operational/delivered + 28 scheduled for delivery of which the last 60 were to be delivered with AESA, so that as of today France has 23 to 32 equipped with AESA with 28 coming until 2023 already signed and 30 more expected to come by 2030.
Is that correct? As I say I couldn't find links on broader upgrades. Thnks in advance.
AFAIK, at least 32 Rafale have got an AESA so far
Also possibly the Rafale M30 which is the first that was retrofited to the F3R standard last December.
Also, all 147 Rafale currently in service in French forces have been retrofited to the F3-4+ standard meaning that they are all AESA compatible.
It is quite obvious that Pakistani pilots will fly all these aircraft being procured by Qatar. It is irrelevant whether they have been trained in France on the Rafale. In all likelihood, they would have. We must factor this in our calculations.
By: TomcatViP
- 15th May 2019 at 20:46Permalink- Edited 15th May 2019 at 20:47
Gandhi is a politician with far more on hands than the Dassault's Rafale from France. Dassaults on the other hand are industry captains with a large media ownership. If something was not copied 5 on 5, the blame would certainly not be on a politician passionated for his country. *
Gandhi is a politician with far more on hands than the Dassault's Rafale from France. Dassaults on the other hand are industry captains with a large media ownership. If something was not copied 5 on 5, the blame would certainly not be on a politician passionated for his country. *
Desperate for power. Scion of a political dynasty and president of a party that believes that just being born to the Nehru-Indira Gandhi family (which has no relation to Mahatma Gandhi whatsoever) gives him the birth right to rule India.
Basically a half retard. He's a puppet and the strings are pulled by various other people in the Congress party.
Desperate for power. Scion of a political dynasty and president of a party that believes that just being born to the Nehru-Indira Gandhi family (which has no relation to Mahatma Gandhi whatsoever) gives him the birth right to rule India.
Basically a half retard. He's a puppet and the strings are pulled by various other people in the Congress party.
if that was an answer to the short line I made about idealism, I was not qualifying someone nominally but about the someone that took defense matter on the public stage. Whoever he is doesn't matter much here.
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By: eagle1 - 3rd April 2019 at 14:35 Permalink - Edited 3rd April 2019 at 14:35
What I find intersting is that RT and Sputnik are relating this event. It shows that Russia has a clear focus on the rafale to relate stories like that. I am often amazed by their speed to pick even some relatively minor event...Sometimes even faster than some French local media !
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By: TomcatViP - 3rd April 2019 at 21:00 Permalink
Maybe it's because the Russian media are very much infiltrated in the Fr Press. :rolleyes:
I choose to post for once the RT news brief because it was the one that day that gave more details about the "age of the captain". Don't see trough further than that.
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By: TR1 - 3rd April 2019 at 21:08 Permalink
I mean a Russian defense official says "We are waiting for the final engine and are in no rush to induct the Su-57" and the entire Western press spergs out about how the Su-57 is cancelled for the next 6 months.
People like clickbaity stuff.
By: Anonymous - 4th April 2019 at 01:00 Permalink
Keep drinking the Russian Cool Aid......:p
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By: bandua - 12th April 2019 at 14:19 Permalink
I have been looking for updates on the AESA retrofit for the current RAFALE fleet but couldn't get to any source, nor find much information.
Is any of the (French) Rafale experts aware of any such links. I understand that current numbers for RAFALE in French service are 143 operational/delivered + 28 scheduled for delivery of which the last 60 were to be delivered with AESA, so that as of today France has 23 to 32 equipped with AESA with 28 coming until 2023 already signed and 30 more expected to come by 2030.
Is that correct? As I say I couldn't find links on broader upgrades. Thnks in advance.
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By: halloweene - 12th April 2019 at 15:16 Permalink
As far as 60 AESA were ordered, you must be close to the truth.
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By: Kovy - 16th April 2019 at 01:42 Permalink - Edited 16th April 2019 at 01:43
AFAIK, at least 32 Rafale have got an AESA so far
Also possibly the Rafale M30 which is the first that was retrofited to the F3R standard last December.
Also, all 147 Rafale currently in service in French forces have been retrofited to the F3-4+ standard meaning that they are all AESA compatible.
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By: TomcatViP - 20th April 2019 at 16:22 Permalink
does this include the Navy Rafale? I can't remember this. Thanks.
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By: halloweene - 22nd April 2019 at 11:51 Permalink
NEw (M30)ones yes. Anyway, the antenna can perfectly be retrofitted within 2 hours. Exchange of antennas certainly happened.
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By: eagle1 - 29th April 2019 at 14:39 Permalink
Link does not work for me :(
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By: halloweene - 29th April 2019 at 15:00 Permalink - Edited 30th April 2019 at 15:03
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By: TomcatViP - 14th May 2019 at 12:36 Permalink
Indian perspective: what do do of Pakistani's Rafale pilots?
Source:
https://www.deccanherald.com/
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By: halloweene - 15th May 2019 at 10:28 Permalink
Another epic fail from Ghandi vis à vis Rafale...
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By: TomcatViP - 15th May 2019 at 20:46 Permalink - Edited 15th May 2019 at 20:47
Gandhi is a politician with far more on hands than the Dassault's Rafale from France. Dassaults on the other hand are industry captains with a large media ownership. If something was not copied 5 on 5, the blame would certainly not be on a politician passionated for his country. *
*Feel free to copy pas for official statement!
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By: TooCool_12f - 15th May 2019 at 21:44 Permalink
or simply passionate for power?
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By: BlackArcher - 15th May 2019 at 22:30 Permalink
Desperate for power. Scion of a political dynasty and president of a party that believes that just being born to the Nehru-Indira Gandhi family (which has no relation to Mahatma Gandhi whatsoever) gives him the birth right to rule India.
Basically a half retard. He's a puppet and the strings are pulled by various other people in the Congress party.
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By: halloweene - 16th May 2019 at 11:41 Permalink
Total fake. Ther e isnt any paki pilot on Rsfale.
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By: TomcatViP - 16th May 2019 at 18:01 Permalink
if that was an answer to the short line I made about idealism, I was not qualifying someone nominally but about the someone that took defense matter on the public stage. Whoever he is doesn't matter much here.
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By: Jackonicko - 16th May 2019 at 23:41 Permalink
Are the Egyptian Rafales equipped with AESA, do we think? Or do we (should we) know the answer?
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By: halloweene - 17th May 2019 at 13:27 Permalink
They are. Nt more PESA radars were produced since signature. They are basically F3R standard.