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New CAPTOR Radars to Equip Typhoons: Armed Forces Int. News
New CAPTOR Radars
These new CAPTOR radars boast no less than 1,425 TRMs (Transmit and Receive Modules) and, once fitted to the Typhoons, will enhance the range of their AAMs (Air-to-Air Missiles) and speed up the airborne target/threat detection and pursuit processes, at cheaper cost.
Typhoons CAPTOR AESA radars with 1,425 TRMs ..
v/s
Rafale's RBE2 AESA with 850 T/R ..
intresting !!
Main features
MICA has a totally dual role. It is able to cope with both BVR and SR combat situations with very high performance in both roles.
MICA covers Beyond Visual Range situations offering additionally 2 guidance systems with its 2 interoperable seekers:
RF MICA with radar seeker providing all weather shoot-up / shoot down capability
IR MICA with dual waveband imaging infrared seeker surpassing latest generation AAM missiles. It additionally outdoes any BVR missile with its unique stealthy interception capability authorized by its silent seeker.
In SR combat situations, combination of LOAL mode and excellent acquisition and tracking performance authorize 360° launch envelope with first shoot / first kill capability even in case of a threat in backward sector.
@ sancho..nice pictures..where do you get them?
Eurofighter Working to Strengthen Strategic Partnership with Japan
13:55 GMT, July 7, 2011 Tokyo, Japan | Reflecting the strong commitment to deepen the strategic partnership with Japan, the Supervisory Board of Eurofighter GmbH will for the first time hold a board meeting in Tokyo. Senior executives from Eurofighter partner companies (BAE Systems, Alenia Aeronautica, and Cassidian in Spain and Germany) are visiting Japan from 5 July to 8 July to discuss the status of the Eurofighter Typhoon F-X campaign and strategic next steps, and to hold talks with Ambassadors of the four consortium member-nations – the U.K., Germany, Italy and Spain.
Eurofighter, its partner companies and the four member-nations are working to strengthen industrial and technological relations with Japan. All four partner countries are supporting and are committed to the Eurofighter F-X campaign, which is being led by the U.K. government and BAE Systems...
Except of the CFT pics, I found all of them here:
Missile systems, defence systems - MBDA missiles
There are also nice pics and videos with AASM, or METEOR.