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An intersting link for a video in French but with important informations
At 30' 50" Bruno Revellin Falcoz (who is presented before in the Video and who I know personally because he was technical head of Dassault during the time I was head of the ATL2 weapon system) say:
Of course we are in areas somewhat confidential, but we can say that the front view signature of a Rafale is the signature of a sparrow.
Initially the Rafale is LO and the F-22 is VLO. So the question is how is it that the difference is small on arrival. And the answer is: using the active cancellation of SPECTRA.
Currently the RCS of Rafale is 0.06 m^2 with a first level of active cancellation (Dassault said 1/10 to 1/20 of a Mirage 2000 (0.8m^2)). The PEA DEDIRA will improve it to the level claimed by Revellin-Falcoz it will be inducted with F3R.
DEDIRA is already working on the B301 Rafale.
At 30' 50" Bruno Revellin Falcoz (who is presented before in the Video and who I know personally because he was technical head of Dassault during the time I was head of the ATL2 weapon system) say:
TranslationBien sur nous somme dans des domaines un peu confidentiel, mais disons que la signature vue par l'avant d'un Rafale c'est la signature d'un moineau
Of course we are in areas somewhat confidential, but we can say that the front view signature of a Rafale is the signature of a sparrow.
Initially the Rafale is LO and the F-22 is VLO. So the question is how is it that the difference is small on arrival. And the answer is: using the active cancellation of SPECTRA.
Currently the RCS of Rafale is 0.06 m^2 with a first level of active cancellation (Dassault said 1/10 to 1/20 of a Mirage 2000 (0.8m^2)). The PEA DEDIRA will improve it to the level claimed by Revellin-Falcoz it will be inducted with F3R.
DEDIRA is already working on the B301 Rafale.