But there are multiple variants of the CAPTOR-E radar
ECRS0 Mk0, Mk1 and Mk2
Going by Wiki, its late, cba to find anything else
Mk0 is in service with Kuwait and Qatar
Mk1 is in service with Germany and Spain
Mk2 is going to be deployed to the RAF (iirc, the UK was waiitng for the ECRS Mk2 which was a notable upgrade over the mk1). Italy and Germany are still debating it I think.
Captor-M: Mechanically scanned antenna. Interface and integration of the radar to the aircraft by BAE Systems
Captor-E ECRS Mk2: Interface and integration of the radar to the aircraft by BAE Systems.[21] AESA antenna, the T/R modules are made with GaAs and GaNHEMT HPA (gallium arsenide and gallium nitride High Electron Mobility Transistor High Power Amplifiers). This enables efficient multi-tasking of radar tracking use and electronic warfare simultaneously.[22] It is installed on a pivot derived from the one used on the Gripen E with the Selex ES-05 Raven radar. The wider bandwidth meant that a new radome was needed.[23]
Cannot positively identify targets at 65+ km from NCTR Link
Comes from this source originally, it appears; link
@WreckingAres283 Do any Rafale variants accommodate the two-way datalink for Meteor or is it true that the Eurofighter can utilize this and the Rafale simply cannot; ?
I have been informed that the full edition of this book has information on the CAPTOR-M radar as well as the F-22’s APG-77 in chapter 52. Does anyone have a copy?
From what I read (wiki) they’ve yet to order them or something which I assume was something along the lines that the politicians were still debating it. But it’s badly worded. Yeah the source says they have ordered 24
Keep in mind you have to achieve some dwell time, which should be possible to calculate and get rough estimate (not counting filtering and processing which can probably reduce it a bit).
If its this fast, its probably mainly used in priority target mode and i bet whatever you want, that we wont see it. Gaijin cant even fix god damn antenna patters… Let alone adding more complicated ones.
Eurofighter program that developed what we see today was re-formed in 1983, Rafale program was already underway since 1979 after they left the first version of the consortium.
Either way, Rafale production variant was built and flew first so idk what you mean
RBE2 PESA is a bit like if RDY and Antilope 5 had a baby It can do air-air and terrain following, and i assume it can also designate surface targets, since Rafale equipped with this radar can also carry Exocet. Note that i’m less sure about last one since i’ve not seen it written anywhere, it’ purely a deduction from my part
in terms of range however, it indeed does not offer much (if any) improvement over rdy, although i’d say that’s fine considering the relative “short” range of early fox 3s
Rafale prototypes flew a few months before EAP, dassault engieneers used to jokingly say “Encore Au Parking” (still in the hangar). Not the best humour there is, but it is what it is i suppose.
For active service, Rafale was accepted in the french navy in 2002, and EF in 2003 in the luftwaffe.
They both originate from a common program, branched out back in the 80s, and Rafale arrived a year earlier, basically
Yes, but france was originaly part of the eft project. But then quit since they wanted to add stuff like carrier capability.
Its quite obvious they took a few development stuff /ideas out of the whole project
Ah just saw this at the end. Thats what i hinted at
