not 100% confirmed just yet, but from what it looks like the 2026 batch of airframes had arrived (batch 1+2), which include = 4x rafale B & 2x Rafale C
gotta wait until the ceremony in a couple of days to know for sure
Update: found an alternative footage from yesterday landing in Sri Lanka, Its the first batch confirmed! Rafale Cs (and B)!
Yeah that’s fair, I know people who run full R-77s or even 4x R-77s and 2x ERs or ER/ET split, in my case I’m the type of player who makes an (air to air) loadout for every single situation imaginable in case I RTB and find myself with any given number of enemies, the R-73 + 9M mix would be for a map like Kamchatka against a potential higher BR enemy aircraft (depends which one as well) where I’d force a dogfight and use those missiles.
found the Hawk 53 specs from Indonesian Air Show '96, unfortunately the armament section is cut off but there are some unique stuff mentioned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SEvbpoVyTw (~5:00 mark)
Much clearer on the youtube video than on the screenshots
from what I can read, (ea here is each = pylons capable of carrying / amount possible to carry):
some interesting things are highlighted there
I cannot wait for Indonesian su-27skm, will be another j-11a but with a good rwr instead of bad rwr+maws all at 13.3
Let’s hope so, their ground forces for Japan just got confirmed so it’s only a matter of time
got confirmation from 12th Air Sqd, rather than the “C/B” classification, the Rafale uses standard export-classification “E/D” with EI for single seater, & DI for dual seat
also dope video btw, check it out
Hopefully Gaijin adds it in.
We need that bomber for the USSR and China as well. I would use it in mix battles as a mini PE8.
USSR already have TU-95 and China have it’s own modification
the Russian Tu-16 would still be cool to see in the Indonesian sub tree , russian tree
and the H-6 with the chinese tree
Ya it’s the same airframe with similar load out
I meant the Tu-16 and it’s Chinese sister
ahh, it was hard to figure out what you meant, thought you meant the bear and the badger are the same
minor mistake to make
I’ve always wondered why people refer to Soviet equipment as “Russian”—it was manufactured throughout the entire Soviet Union, not just in Russia
All is good
Hopefully we see this beauty soon, France should get another Rafale step up since everyone else has been getting better jets than they previously had, granted the Rafale F3 is still a beast but I don’t think it’ll take long to see the F4, and for the Indonesian to appear too now that their tanks are coming in the next update.
