A litle Point on M2k-5 and -9

from last french air fan article, altavista translation!
i’m not a king in french.

In English:

The point on the programs – 9 and – 5 Mk.2 since its service entrance in french air force, five years ago, Mirage 2000-5 became a sure value on mission of air defense, the binomial radar RDY and MICA EM having largely die shown its effectiveness vis-a-vis the most modern weapon systems . The two squadrons of Dijon are fully satisfied with their mounting which propelled them in the very closed club of the units equipped with the capacity of shooting multi target with active electromagnetic missile. And each period of training above the North Sea, on polygon of ACMI, confirm the performances of their fighters which have nothing to envy the F-15, F-18 and other F-16 equipped with AMRAAM, connection plane – missile (LAM) revealed particularly frightening for the shootings at long distance. Indeed, from its design, the 2000-5 are a hunter multi mission which one can super pose the majority of the air-to-air and air-to-ground functions simultaneously. the assembly of the Mica in side points of present big advantage to release those of aerofoil as well as the ventral point for breaded expensive additional tanks and air-to-ground heavy loads.Moreover, the development and the qualification of the SAD92 will be carried out in integrated teams, with part of the flight tests carried out on the spot within the Flight Center Test, also installed to him on the UAE base.

The SAD91 was qualified in 2002 and there do not remain any more to carry out the shooting of operational validation of the Mica IR envisaged in Cazaux in next July. Developed with the request express of the customer, and adopted of then by French air force for its Rafale and its – 5, this version of the missile represents the first specificity of the 2000-9. Moreover, the fighter is equipped with radar RDY2 offering 15 % with additional range compared to the RDY 160 kms (either more of the double of that of the RDM!). Indeed, thanks to a new generation of electronic components, it was possible move back a little the antenna while increasing its diameter, and this without touching with the hull radar. The perception of the tactical situation (Sitac), as well air-to-air as ground-to-air, is one of strong points of the 2000-5, visualization low head allowing view in particular a horizontal cartography with known superposition of Sitac and the threats detected by the electronic countermeasures. On -9, new screens, broader, still improve quality of total datas presented at the pilot. Thanks to the data transmission, another exclusiveness which makes dream the French aviators, the fighter will be able to evolve/move in D bucket till eight planes connected seems about it, exchanging their detections radar between them or with the center air defense. The pilots, who lay out from now on a new station radio operator allowing crypted communications escape from frequency, will be able to thus position mutually without using the phone, a pledge of safety when this mean to draw from frightening active missiles which can sometimes finish their race on a friendly plane rather than on the initially desired target. Moreover, the fighters will receive soon a pole of in-flight refueling while preserving the capacity of carying the additional tanks of 1 700 liters specific to the versions export. Side avionics, two discrete logical revolutions techno were integrated: EMTI (together modular of treatment of datas) which includes the calculator of mission and ensures the generation of all the symbology of various visualizations, a technology which is found only on the Rafale, F-22 Raptor and F-35 JSF and équipement of electromagnetic detection and autoprotection. For several years, Mirage 2000 have been proposed with the sale with ICMS Mk.2, a device of countermeasures entirely embarked in-house and considered as most powerful in the world. dash 9 are cabled to receive a still improved version: ICMS Mk.3, or ICM New, produced in co-operation by Thalès (for detection), Electronic Dassault (for jamming) and Matra (for theirs rage). By replacing goniometric detection by interferometry, it will be possible to get capacities identical to those a Tornado ECR specialized in theanti-radar fight . In more of immediate about autoprotection, it will be also possible to carry out true targeting Elint in real time, each integral threat being analyzed lies and positioned geographically. This TAIT, WATER should be able to carry out missions of Elint collection without investing in a specialized nacelle Astac as did Qatar. Tactical side level, a step will be still crossed with the startup of the SAD92 which will include new the pod Damocles developed by Thales.