Dassault Rafale - Updates and Discussion

The Rafale will soon be equipped with an improved OSF, with the Direction Générale de l'Armement having recently carried out trials on a new optic on the OSF's infrared channel, which is expected to improve the ‘image quality of the night identification function’.

This upgrade will be accompanied by the integration of Link 16 Block 2, CONTACT digital software radio and the TRAGEDAC system (which will give the Rafale a passive target location capability by networking aircraft in the same patrol) and CAPOEIRA (for enhanced connectivity for Rafale upgrades). What's more, the development of an anti-radar missile is also under way, as part of the ‘Armement Air-Surface Futur’ major effect programme, which ‘meets the need for a capability to neutralise short- and medium-range surface-to-air threats, an essential prerequisite for the Rafale's first entry capability’.
Tragedac is a kind of multistatic radar ?
 
Tragedac is a kind of multistatic radar ?
No, it's an infrastructure that can do a lot of things (inter-patrol data link). The study is old and was geared towards ‘passive use’, but when you have Tragedac you have 80% of multi-static radar, so since then....

Seeing without being seen...

Challenges for the future

Provide the Rafale (and future combat UAVs) with networked passive 3D localisation to :
  • Establish a tactical situation (friendly / enemy positions)
  • Obtain more responsive and better coordinated fire control during patrols.
  • Technological challenges
Real-time operation
Use of information from networked aircraft sensors (interoperability)
DGA's plus points
  • In-flight validation of the technological building blocks
  • Definition of concepts for use in piloted simulation

Etude amont TRAGEDAC

 
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Curse is people like this fellow, the second finest stealth fighter after f22 is on offer but for him its just an offer.

I am really envious & feeling pitty on Pakistan. Envious when comes to defense procurement & pitty because they placed order for j31, will place order for kaan to fight an airforce still flying mig21.
 

Curse is people like this fellow, the second finest stealth fighter after f22 is on offer but for him its just an offer.

I am really envious & feeling pitty on Pakistan. Envious when comes to defense procurement & pitty because they placed order for j31, will place order for kaan to fight an airforce still flying mig21.
This person does not matter. Doval; Rajnath singh & Modi are on top.....please trust them.