RD – I’m sorry for your fatigue, but facts are facts, and the single engine, wingspan and short fuselage, not to mention the broad cross-section aft of the cockpit, are all STOVL-driven. Conversely, designing a CV/CTOL configuration can be done quite easily. Ask the French.

Well, easily….

Hmmm, I think I recall a head honcho in the AdlA mentioning the electronic warfare aspects that RBE2 would bring to Rafale.

No idea where I’d get a source you’d be happy with for it though.

They are very secrecive about it. There ARE upgrades for F3.4 and F3-R standards (aswell as spectra 5T), but we know very little about it . Right topic?

How Boeing’s Growler Just Delivered a Blow to Lockheed Martin’s F-35

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2014/05/25/how-boeings-growler-just-delivered-a-blow-to-lockh/

Seems that there will be 5 Growlers for FYI 2015.

Who told you Rafale line would be closed? Minister reinstated in january that a further tranche would be ordered…

Pretty sure the F-1 could fire the sidewinder and python without the MF2000 upgrade.

NO

Can the F-1 now use HOB missiles? No.

Because mica isn’t a HOB missile now?

Can it data link to AWACS? No.

Uh what is link 16 made for?

Can it use the DB-110 pod. No.

Not sure if it can use Reco-NG pod

Can it transfer Sniper pod data to a ground terminal to frontline troops?. No.

No but Damocles yes, uing ROVER

and (again) you miss the fact the cost also included Falcon Star airframe upgrade.

I’m sure a VP at dassault would “know” if it was true though.

Probably, but would he tell me? Spcifically if it is only preliminary contacts? Afterall i’m merely nothing but a blogger with a few printed articles. Btw, i am starting a book about mirage 4000, Irak once seemed interested, and i would like to have testimonies out of France. If you know any retired Air Force officer etc. I’d be very interested to go in touch.

Thanks,

Yves

Two sites to see what would be the votes.

Nice to see the ‘Yes’ are close to Russia. 😀

German: http://bazonline.ch/schweiz/standard/Der-GripenKauf-ist-wahrscheinlich-gescheitert/story/28557437
French: http://www.20min.ch/CH-Abstimmungen/index_popup.html?abstimmung=174&lang=fr

nothing to do with tussias’s proximity, generally speaking on that map erman speaking “cantons” voted yes as italian and french speaking voted no.

bet on what? All said that Qatar does not have the surplus of money that it can afford more Rafales than Irak.

first is lower labor and water costs enable Irak to operate greater number of airplanes without expensive external contractors/pilots.

best bet for Dassault is to start supplying that 1 squadron of Rafale to Irak

Point is there has never been any Dassault offer…