Is it a coincidence that the mathematical prediction of 840 T/R exactly matches the photos ?
So far so good. But now this, in late 2008 when the start of the LRIP was announced an image of the RBE2AA appeared showing it in a lab. It was the first time that it was possible to count the number of TRMs and the result was something like 838 or so. Given the date it is impossible that this was an LRIP variant as the LRIP was just launched, so it must have been a prototype. In the two images posted above the TRM count is ~840 as well and the latter “onboard” pic was just recently released.
Now the Rafale camp has two explainations:
1.) It is just a prototype with a lower module count
2.) It’s a sanitized picture to hide the true number of TRMs
For you
http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/air-defense/dossier/0201438595036/0201452661178-les-espions-ont-rendez-vous-a-paris-cette-semaine-183273.php
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And speaking of coincidences: why is it any Rafale representative, when asked on diameter/ nr of modules, -> always changes subject into “size isn’t that important, we got AWAC for scanning, we can use passive, as long as it can get a lock for Mica, etc… ?
Why don’t you ask a Rafale representative about the diameter of the radar ?
but tell him in advance you’ll give him the finger if the answer include “some” or “around”, because that is plain disinformation.
I fear I have very bad news for you about Santa Claus and the Tooth Faerie
2.)What’s the purpose of sanitizing an image to make people believe it has just 840 TRMs when you publicly state it has 1000+?
People with the power to decide which plane to buy have the good answer, that’s the only thing matters for Thales.
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