Yes, you’re correct, but what I mean is that “ECM” isn’t a thing; it’s an integrated action of the aircraft’s self-protection systems (active and passive). When you refer to “jamming,” it’s a process exclusive to electronic warfare in conjunction with ECM. For example, the ECM process (active or passive) against a radar missile requires information from the RWR to act accordingly. That’s what I meant.
I’ve always placed stuff into three categories;
Expendables - flares, chaff and Britecloud decoys
Active ECM - Jamming, DIRCM, PD MAWS etc
Passive ECM - RWR, LWR, UV/IR MAWS.
Britecloud is an odd one in being an expendable that is an active ECM category of system at the same time.
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Some sources divide them into onboard active, onboard passive, off-board active and off-board passive.
You could say it’s “off-board active ECM” … Essentially flare but for radars …
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MICA NG is not in service in either category for now.
It was supposed to enter service in 2026, but considering the current context, the french gov decided to accelerate its delivery to the end of 2025. It remains to be seen if they will be on time.
In any case, this missile won’t be necessary in the few months that separates us from the end of the year.
For now there are videos of DGA testing the propellant reaction to shocks (making a model of the missile filled with propellant fall on the ground), and calibrating/testing the proximity fuze by flying it low to the ground on an helicopter.
More news should arrive soon
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Problem with ECM and active/Passive EW is it is designed to primarily counter Russian systems.
I see EW/ECM in the same category as anti era tipped darts…NATO use them but they would make Russian armour obsolete.
Wake up baby, Dev Server is coming, time to buff Rafale again /s.
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Waiter waiter please more buffs.
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I was playing the mb157, i mentioned i was grinding for the rafale and a good chunk of my team were pretty angry that the rafale exists lol.
I cannot wait to unlock it.
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It’s the best aircraft in game, and pretty much doesn’t have competition at top tier except for maybe typhoon when the radar works
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oh i know, they made that abundantly clear by how many insults they typed.
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Personally I think of it still as expendable, it’s the logical next step to decoy improving radar seekers that are resistant to chaff, and it’s surely less effective than onboard ECM
For example, Spectra is surely more potent than Britecloud in power, but Britecloud has advantage of physically being in a different place
Brite cloud works like MALD it is programmable to mimic an RCS. I dont think you will fool AESA seekers they scan so quickly and will make the distinction between why I have 2 aircraft shapes when I expected one?
Its a combination effect, BriteCloud, chaff, TRD and onboard jamming. The idea is to make the situation as noisy as possible where in its almost impossible to pick the real target.
Shouldn’t look at BriteCloud being using in isolation on platforms like Typhoon, its always part of a larger operation by DASS.
If you were tracking a Typhoon you’d be contending with TRD, BriteClouds, Chaff and the onboard jammers all at the same time. The FCS looking at that would have a hard time sorting the real target from the sheer number of EW options being deployed.
Edit also, BriteCloud completely defeats HOJ systems.
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Here we go AIM-120C-5 is coming…
You know…
I understand the hate, it’s a complete UFO…
Outaccelerate the Typhoon by quite a big margin at high alt…
Which is unrealistic at best.
Goes to Mach 2 easily with full cas and fuel tanks while pilot themselves says the aircraft struggles a LOT when its loaded at high alt.
I’m French I like the plane but its just way too dumb imo…
Same for typhoon except it has less performance ironically at high speed and a shitty radar.
Anyone with less than 2kd on the rafale imo is shit at the game. It’s so op that it’s the bare minimum.
Hopefully things change or BR decompression
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Hey, maybe we’ll get the real range of MICA. We won’t, but hey, if I pretend it might happen there might be some hope and I won’t be stuck spitting about the fact they didn’t add Gripen NG.
Going to be so tedious.
It’s time for MICA actual fix and push the powercreep even further
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Aside from the joke, hopefully this would push for another decompression.
New yank missile warrants an improvement in MICA given what it is. Its introduction alone warrants decompression. But it’s a yank weapon, so chances are nothing will come of it.
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Wont make any real change just better in close ranges. As said many times all missiles have the same bloody seeker (excluding MICA) and it looks like it’s only coming to F/A-18C at the moment