Carlos 'Cypher' Renato
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Yep, i think it is a great aircraft, but not for my country. :]
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Our airforce don't have resources to maintain the Rafale, if the president buys it, the Brazilian Airforce will be pretty grounded. The airforce already said that it wants the Gripen or the S.hornet, i can't understand why the government still prefers this jet.
My neighbors from Argentina already know how "reliable" the french can be. I don't want this here, i don't know the advantages of the Rafales in India's MMRCA, but i can't see a reason to see the Rafale there as well.
Pardon me if i said anything wrong....
Gripen and F18SH might be cheaper, but offers your industry by far not the advantages that Rafale would bring and to be honest, the offer to set up a licence productionline in Brazil for just 36 fighter (possibly 24 for the navy) is very good, not even the UAE with 60 fighters will have that.
How cost effective is it though, to set up a production line for just 36 aircrafts? That might make the unit price of each plane much higher than buying off the shelf from france.
I wish they would place an order for these to be manufactured in India, that would bring down the unit cost for both brazil and india significantly.
Aren't 5 years enough to iron out nitty gritties of this deal, with a huge ministry and air force working together? In that time one person can do a phd in a complex subject.
Actually money should not be a problem, but by some reason (much problably corruption and a hatred against the military) the government refuses to give much money to the military.
Thales delivers first production RBE2 AESA radar to Dassault Aviation
Neuilly-sur-Seine – In February, Thales delivered the first series-produced RBE2 radar with active electronically scanned array (AESA) to the Dassault Aviation facility in Mérignac, France. The radar will now be installed on Rafale C137, the first Rafale with this new capability, which is scheduled for delivery to the French defence procurement agency (DGA) this summer. A comprehensive three-month flight test programme conducted with the first production RBE2 AESA radar at the Istres air base demonstrated the qualities of the radar and confirmed the expected levels of performance prior to delivery to Dassault Aviation.
The RBE2 AESA radar was delivered in line with the contract schedule, demonstrating the new radar’s technological maturity and further consolidating Thales’s European leadership in radars for combat aircraft...
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Yeah, but the really best offer was the Su-35, but the armed forces still have some worries with russian armament, so the government turned the offer down. :\With your land mass a 2 engine fighter would be more suited so i feel either the rafale or the F18 would be ideal fit.
MBDA advertise Brimstone for Rafale:
Air Cosmos 2307, April 13, page 14:
Integration of Meteor has started:
The flight test campaign began last fall. Flights are conducted by Rafale C101, B301 and M02. Wind tunnel testing was completed in February at Onera facilities. Meanwhile, the software development on Rafale has also started. With a field of fire doubled to Mica, the software for the Meteor will include new "aid to fire" for long-range engagements. The integration should be continued until 2016. Commissioning is still scheduled for 2018 but could be advanced in 2016 at the request of an export customer.