I don’t know of the accuracy of this brochure but do note that some radars are mounted on rotating supports. Well known exemples are the gripen Es and the the latest su 30 we’re getting. Meaning the ±60° figure (as in a staticly mounted radar) and the in-game one (now with radars rotating as well) can both be true.
Interesting to look at but not accurate, especially in an area where there’s public material on that specific area.
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I wonder if the ±60 degrees is only counting full strength beams, instead of the full limits of the radar including weaker beams at high angle.
Doesn’t quite explain why the AN/APG-80 has ±70 though.
Do we know for what RCS the range figures are given in game? Cause the brochure is for 5m²
i think every radar mentioned in the list are fixed plate radars.
It’s for 3 in game.
Edit: nvm no it’s not
MBDA might be about to debut something very interesting. for:
“existing F3, F4, and future F5 platforms” according to their website.
Smart-Glider
which means we might get spice-250 equivalent sooner rather than later if they show the munition mounted on the 3 teased airframes. Smart Glider is meant to work in conjunction with AASM and AASM-NG.
I hope they show testing like with the AASM’s early development. Since at the 2025 dubai airshow its was rumored to already be in testing. we just need them to produce non classified media of it mounted on airframes to get it ingame.
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Wasn’t this something being funded by the UAE? Either funded by UAE or MBDA-France and UAE going in on this project together. Not sure about the specifics, interesting to me also that you mentioned it being rumored to be tested at the dubai airshow.
MBDA reveals joint smart missile plan with UAE, 2030 production target - Breaking Defense
They already showed the concept for smart glider / smart cruiser and the hexalauncher for those.
And it seems like it’s a whole family with some lighter and some heavier.
So honestly the only thing we need is having official confirmation that rafale f3 can take them and ask / receive those in game when you see gripen e / eurofighter cas which are purely plan of plan, so those are not even sure to ever happen irl. (and also sounds a lot nonsensical anyway)
But where you got this news on their website ?
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not “at” - fixed
that’s more interesting though: