I used to agree about a ARM version of the Meteor, but I’m wondering what kind of useful payload it could carry?

What about an Apache type cruise missile with IIR or milimetric radar sub munitions à la brimstone to pick out all the components of a S300 type batterie?

Nic

i can’t imagine the CdG will leave before its over with can you?

It could. Once you have brought enough stocks to sustain the Rafale operations in Crete the use of the CdG isn’t all that important. Aéronavale Rafales could even operate from Crete alongside Armée de l’air Rafales if AdlA don’t have enough numbers.

Nic

I said the engine is 20% more powerful, not that the aircraft’s TWR is 20% better and we are talking about the impact on power generation here and not about the TWR.;)

I know, but it’s a tradeoff between power generation and thrust. So basically you should take into account the overal picture and not just the thrust of the engines, unless you want to sacrifice TWR.

Nic

Click on the video link from this page http://www.sagem-ds.com/spip.php?rubrique36&lang=fr

You can see that the AASM acquiring the target while in flight with its IIR seeker and changing course to hit it right in the middle.

Nic

Some absolutely stunning shots!

Nic

intersting replies, a few points:

the reason I’m interested in anti-missile systems is because I’m a UAV buff: I believe they’re the future, but they’re slow and vulnerable to enemy fighters and missiles. if you could trade missiles efficiently ($10,000 Hydra’s vs $1,000,000ish AMRAAMs and S-20s for example), UAVs would dominate the skies through sheer cheap numbers and their expendable nature

I can see that Hydra missile would be much more expensive if built for high G trajectories. however
a) I don’t agree that this will always be the case. most missile would fly by a pretty straight and predictable path, at a steady speed, not trying to avoid other aircraft or missiles, making it easy to calculate a point of interception
b) why not install the missile launchers facing the rear? combined with a forward facing pod, this would give a constant front and rear coverage

Why not install a mini CIWS with a small radar guided gun to shoot at incoming missiles?

Nic

AFAIK , the M2000-5 ‘s autopilot does it too and since , well …
What I am talking about is not setting up a “safe” interception route but setting up an evading course at the edge of the enemy detection range , which is vastly more difficult .

Cheers .

What he was describing was just that, here’s the entire quote (as opposed to your nicely cut quote) bold part is what you are saying it can’t do 😮

The autopilot of the Typhoon can automatically fly attack profiles and interception manoeuvres or as a pilot puts it:
“Typhoon is probably a manned-unmanned fighter”

Given the blanket statements you make about DASS, and what Scorpion can tell us about DASS capabilities, I would certainly take Scorpion’s word most of the time.

Maybe SPECTRA can do all of this better, but how would we know for sure?

Nic

Bilateral cooperation could be very efficient if all partners agree on a common need, and not on a common project.

Nic