H i guys I was wondering do we have some number for power in KW of the RBE2 AESA or nah, thx ya ?
9.6kw for the RBE2-AA’s peak power.
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The RJ 10 will feature a radiofrequency seeker, while the TR 15 will have an imaging infrared one.
RJ10 = Stratus RS,
TP-15 = Stratus LO
they did a little mistake when writing the article but well.
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Thanks. EDR magazine is also the only source I’ve seen that claims flight testing could be done as early as 2026
PAS 2025 - FC/ASW: European new generation missiles developments - EDR Magazine
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I would tend to agree, was great in the 80s and 90s but it’s getting really old now.
Well I can only hope it will be as maneuverable as portrayed in that clip
Possible connections on hard points as well as a few internal components like the warhead ?
Other than that afaik the seekers are different as specified by @_OceanFish
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I would agree, I should say insufficient to the French’s specific design requirements. The Stratus-LO is just a different way of accomplishing the same goal for the Brits and they placed their bets that stealth wins out more than supersonic, only in actual wars will time tell and hopefully we never get to that point.
Apparently the Americans went with the LO route instead of supersonic, so the Brits aren’t the only ones that made that conclusion, it’s possible the Brits conducted studies and tests of their own and got to their separate conclusion as well.
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Thx, do you have sauce/ link maybe ?
Impressive for such a small radar
Considering SCALP already uses both guidances (radar for terrain mapping, IR for terminal guidance), it’s possible that the 2 missiles use multiple guidance systems with some commonality. Especially if they are to be used against moving target (like a boat) at ranges greater than a few dozen kilometers
I will ask Mulatu if I can share his source, he found it so it will depend on his answer. I’ll update you soon hopefully.
Interestingly, RBE2-AA on Rafale F4.2 goes up to 14kW peak power because GaN is incorporated. Unfortunately radar power is not bug-reportable, and average power is probably far more useful as well than peak power.
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Source is speculating on the seeker part and is likely outdated as it’s from 2018, but it does discuss something like what you said.
Where does that come from ?
I’ve yet to see any credible Source myself, let alone any mention for sich plans from Dassault / French Gov; as “GaN” for RBE2-AA has been a thing in media since 2014, other saying its a thing since F.4.1, even though there is sign it was ever done.
For F.4.2 there is “GAN” mention, but thats related to Carrier Strike Group communication.
Weapons integrated on indian version will be able to be on french rafale too in game right ?
do you really want that tho?
thats a dangerous game in which you might see a mica on the su30sm
Well i don’t really care about their missiles and stuff, but what i care is what looks like to be mbda weapons that will be integrated on their standard before the french one.
I mean MICA on Su-30MKI sounds funny as hell to me
Though that’s from my perspective of middle tiers enjoyer who just likes to watch top tier players complain about how broken their tier is
Just want to get a decent IIR missile? :P
Mica on the Su-30MKI will mean that the Su-30SM will also get it and so the Su-30MKM