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Aircraft-maker Dassault Aviation along with French defence ministry is working out plans to bring in new upgrades to their Rafale jets which will include a new-generation laser targeting pod, According to reports, the Rafale is being upgraded to a new standard with major software upgrades and will known as the Rafale F3R.
The upgrade will complement the enhanced Thales RBE2 active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar which will allow the aircraft to deploy the MBDA Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), along with affording improvements to the aircraft’s Thales SPECTRA self-defence system and Mode-5/Mode-S-compatible Identification Friend or Foe interrogator/transponder.
French air force already has taken delivery of Thales RBE2 active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar Rafale aircraft last year , F3R will bring in the latest generation of missile warning systems and various improvements in human-machine interface making Rafale become even more efficient, lethal, sustainable, reliable and easy to maintain.
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Aircraft-maker Dassault Aviation along with French defence ministry is working out plans to bring in new upgrades to their Rafale jets which will include a new-generation laser targeting pod, According to reports, the Rafale is being upgraded to a new standard with major software upgrades and will known as the Rafale F3R.
The upgrade will complement the enhanced Thales RBE2 active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar which will allow the aircraft to deploy the MBDA Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), along with affording improvements to the aircraft’s Thales SPECTRA self-defence system and Mode-5/Mode-S-compatible Identification Friend or Foe interrogator/transponder.
French air force already has taken delivery of Thales RBE2 active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar Rafale aircraft last year , F3R will bring in the latest generation of missile warning systems and various improvements in human-machine interface making Rafale become even more efficient, lethal, sustainable, reliable and easy to maintain.