The avionics Of Mirage ROSE Upgrade!!!

[Myth_buster_1]

Hey for u people i have a pic o mirage Rose-I aving 3 of MICA(radar guided version) fitted under fuselarge with multiple ejecting recks if u people could tell me how to post pics witout using attachement option so it will be great for me thank you and paf may be using H-2 & H-4 as a BVR with Mirage and will use with JF-17's and J-10's in near future which said to in league of T-darter which u were discussing and it might have technology similar to SD-10 tot through China and MICA's

woow... nice...

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[TOPGUN]

Very nice pic's i always loved the Mirage!!

 

[Arsalan]

although the ROSE upgrades have been discussed already in other threads but still are a topic of a bit confusion for new members!
here you go with some details for review!
i hope they will be helpfull!!

The ROSE (Retrofit Of Strike Element) upgrade program was initiated by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in 1992 to upgrade the avionics of a number of its Dassault Mirage III and Mirage V combat aircraft. A contract for the upgrades was awarded to the French company SAGEM and took place in 3 stages; ROSE I, ROSE II and ROSE III.

ROSE I
Approximately 42 Dassault Mirage III aircraft of the PAF were modified to ROSE I standard. The cockpit was modernised with a new head-up display (HUD), "hands on throttle and stick" (HOTAS) controls and new multi-function displays (MFD). New navigation systems, including an inertial navigation system and GPS system, were also installed.

Defensive systems upgrades consisted of a new radar warning receiver (RWR), electronic counter-measures (ECM) suite and counter-measure dispensing system, dispensing decoy flares and chaff to confuse enemy missiles and radar.

The integration of a new Italian fire-control radar, the SELEX Galileo Grifo M3, gave Mirage III ROSE I fighters the ability to fire advanced beyond visual range (BVR) radar guided air-to-air missiles. PAF's standard short range air-to-air missile at the time, the AIM-9L Sidewinder, was integrated with the Grifo M3 radar.

The Grifo M3 was developed specifically to fit the Mirage III and has been in full operation on the Mirage III since 2001. It has a power consumption of 200 W, operates in the X-band and is compatible with IR guided, semi-active and active radar guided missiles. The circular antenna has a diameter of 47 cm.
The radar has over 30 different operational air-to-air/air-to-surface mission and navigation modes. Air to air modes include Single/Dual Target Track and Track While Scan. Air to surface modes include Real Beam Map, Doppler Beam Sharpening, Sea Low/High, Ground Moving Target Indicator, Ground/Sea Moving Target Track. Other optional modes include Raid Assessment, Non Cooperative Target Identification, SAR (synthetic aperture radar) and Precision Velocity Update.
Low, medium and high pulse repetition frequencies reduce effects of ground clutter. Digital adaptive pulse compression technology, dual channel receiver, scanning coverage +/-60 degrees in both azimuth and elevation, air cooling, weighs less than 91 kg, MTBF (flight guaranteed) over 220 hours. Extensive ECCM (electronic counter-counter-measures) provisions and built in test equipment (BITE). IFF interrogators can also be integrated.

ROSE II
ROSE II was the same as ROSE I, except the Grifo M3 radar was replaced with a new SAGEM Forward-Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) system. This gave ROSE II fighters the capability to fly safely in the dark at very low level to avoid radar, making them very effective ground strike aircraft during night-time operations - "night strike fighters".

The French air force supplied a total of 40 fully overhauled Mirage V, 34 single and 6 dual seat aircraft. Of the 40, 20 were upgraded to ROSE II standard. Their engines were overhauled for a four year and 300 hour minimum life span. This package included installation of chaff and flare dispenser, radar warning receiver and GPS navigation systems as well as all required ground support, LRU (line replaceable units) and alternate mission equipment

ROSE III
Of the PAF's Mirage fleet, 16 were upgraded to ROSE III. A follow-up to ROSE II, this upgrade gives an improved night-time precision strike capability to the Mirage with the addition of a new SAGEM navigation/attack avionics suite. A new PAF squadron was raised on 19 April 2007, No.27 Tactical Attack "Zarrar" Squadron, to be equipped with the Mirage ROSE III aircraft. The Zarrars are a night-strike specialist squadron

In-Flight Refuleing
The PAF is currently installing in-flight refuelling probes to 30 of its Mirage III ROSE aircraft, stating that it is a pilot programme for the induction of aerial refuelling capability into the PAF. Mainly being used to train aircrews in the process of in-flight refuelling, this capability also gives the Mirage fighters significantly greater range and loitering time, which is limited compared to modern aircraft of similar size due to the older, less efficient turbojet engines of the Mirage III/V. Some have speculated that addition of in-flight refuelling capability may have been a 5th stage of the ROSE programme, ROSE V.

this was for your review of the updates sequence PAF have folowed for its Mirage III/V fleet!
i hope the information was helpful!

regards!

 

[Arsalan]

another upgrade plane named the ROSE IV programme was planmed but was then cancle as PAF shifted its focus toward the JF17 progrmme and the new place is likely to be he back bone of the airforce and is to inducted in large numbers. the ROSE IV upgrade would have

integrated the French MBDA MICA advanced medium/short range air-to-air missiles with the Grifo M3 radars fitted to the Mirage ROSE 1 aircraft. At the time, the PAF did not have any beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missiles, such as the MBDA MICA, and very few aircraft that were capable of firing them. Although the ROSE IV upgrade would have greatly improved the beyond visual range combat capabilities of the PAF in opposing enemy aircraft, no Mirage fighters were upgraded to ROSE IV standard. Possible reasons for this may have been preferring to spend limited financial resources on acquiring newer, more advanced and more capable aircraft such as the JF-17 and J-10.

regards!

 

[hj786]

An important topic, these are the PAF's most potent strike fighters at the moment.

 

[Super Falcon]

most potent fighter jet which upgraded 10 times in its life

 

[TaimiKhan]

1st is a simple mirage cockpit, rest ROSE upgrades.

 

[Arsalan]

i dont really want to comment on there potential and the time for which they are going to serve us, but, one thing is for sure, the ROSE programme have surely taken the plane to the next level!

regards!

 

[nightrider_saulat]

MIRAGES IN OUR AIR FORCE ARE OUR MAIN STRENGTH
TO PROTECT OUR NAVAL AND EASTERN BORDERS FROM ANY MASSIVE LAND OFFENCE

 

[Arsalan]

and also there BVR ability make them the only platform of there kinf in PAF fleet at the moment!
(with first squadron of JF17 not yet operational)

regards!

 

[nightrider_saulat]

and also there BVR ability make them the only platform of there kinf in PAF fleet at the moment!
(with first squadron of JF17 not yet operational)

regards!

i have some serious doubt on thier bvr ability

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Mirage Rose is a great backup fighter jet , nice upgrade

Since Mirage is the a western Avionics suit , why can't it carry US weaponry like AMRAAM now that we have abundance of this weapon