Rafale F1 had no MDPU. OK.
Rafale F2 introduces the MDPU (two computers made of 18 LRU). But i’m not sure these are based on COTS.
Rafale F3-O (from the 59 Rafale batch) (read O as “obsolescence”) introduces COTS (PowerPC) for sure.
While Rafale F1 will need a serious upgrade (if ever accomplished), Rafale F2 will remain the same as future hardware are 100% compatible. The software are exactly the same in F3-O and F2 retrofitted in F3.
Guys on SP know nothing about Rafale. They are extremely biased. I don’t care about the fact they may qualified to talk about Super Hornet or any other US types. When they talk about Rafale, they OFTEN commit big mistakes demonstrating they have no access to up-to-date documents (no access, or no interest at all), though they claim they’ve talked to French pilot or to their dog.
This results on extreme prejudice each time (“Dassault are liars”, “Rafale is ********d up design” etc).
Of course, there are some good guys there, who can keep polite, nice and couteous, and they do not deserve the trolls. French on SP may be over optimistic and annoying, they are quite courtuous.
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