While attending the 9th edition of
LAAD, aircraft-maker Dassault Aviation has promised to deliver the most
wide-ranging material to be incorporated on the Rafale aircraft which is
in the running for the Brazilin F-X2 program.
According to reports, the Rafale is being upgraded to a new standard with major software upgrades and will known as the Rafale F3R.
The upgrade will complement the enhanced Thales RBE2 active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar which will allow the aircraft to deploy the MBDA Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), along with affording improvements to the aircraft's Thales SPECTRA self-defence system and Mode-5/Mode-S-compatible Identification Friend or Foe interrogator/transponder.
In 2012, the French defence procurement agency (DGA) revealed that it awarded a contract to Dassault to complete a risk reduction study for an upgrade of the Rafale combat.
The first production Rafale, equipped with the RBE2 radar, was handed over to the DGA in October and is currently undergoing flight testing.
According to reports, the Rafale is being upgraded to a new standard with major software upgrades and will known as the Rafale F3R.
The upgrade will complement the enhanced Thales RBE2 active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar which will allow the aircraft to deploy the MBDA Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), along with affording improvements to the aircraft's Thales SPECTRA self-defence system and Mode-5/Mode-S-compatible Identification Friend or Foe interrogator/transponder.
In 2012, the French defence procurement agency (DGA) revealed that it awarded a contract to Dassault to complete a risk reduction study for an upgrade of the Rafale combat.
The first production Rafale, equipped with the RBE2 radar, was handed over to the DGA in October and is currently undergoing flight testing.
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