TRISHUL: IAF Rafale M-MMRCA Costings & Platform Modification/Customisation Details
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Please post this on PDF especially this juicy part
All the IAF Rafales will feature 14 customer-specific modifications, comprising:
1) integration of the RAFAEL-supplied LITENING target acquisition/designation pod;
2)integration of the RAFAEL-supplied Spice-1000 standoff PGM and its related data-link pod;
3) integration of MBDA-supplied Meteor BVRAAM and ALARM anti-radiation missile;
4)integration of the RAFAEL-supplied X-Guard towed-decoy and development of its on-board location cabinets;
5)upgradation of the SPECTRA EW suite to accommodate low-band, medium-band and high-band directional jammer apertures;
6) integration of the TARGO-2 HMDS supplied by Elbit Systems (also ordered by Qatar);
7)installation of a THALES-supplied traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS);
8) installation of a THALES-supplied standby radar altimeter;
9)Optimisation of the M88 turbofan’s jet-fuel starter for operating in sub-zero temperatures at altitudes above 9,000 feet ASL;
10) increase in the capacity of the on-board OBOGS;
11) addition of weather-mapping mode of operation in the THALES-supplied RBE-2 AESA-MMR;
12) development of quad-pack ejectors for the DRDO-engineered and Spice-250 PGM-derived SAAW EMP-generating standoff PGM;
13)assistance in flight-qualification of DRDO-developed 450kg laser-guided HSLD bomb and integration of the bomb’s FOG-based inertial navigation system with the Rafale’s on-board Sigma-95N RLG-INS through a MIL-STD-1553B interface;
14) modification of the Sigma-95N RLG-INS’ coupled GPS transceiver in order to receive MIL-STD PY-code coordinates from India’s NAVIC/IRNSS constellation of GPS Satellites
There are many other beautiful pics too of goodies that will come with our Rafales
Thread title should be " IAF specific modifications and customisations on Rafale "
Let that Mofo Oscar burn with jealousy