Is there any talk about the tranche 5 of the eurofighter or no furthers updates are planned ? And for which year first tranche 4 eurofighter are supposed to be received ?
Because i cannot fight anything about those two, i know it’s still not clear about what improvements tranche 4 will get but still i thought they were close from it.
The Bundeswehr expects their first Tranche 4 aircraft this year.
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I think i remember something about a Tranche 5 being planned, but I don’t know any specifics and would have to check for sources. Could’ve just been a proposal that never got anywhere
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Thanks.
Also, regarding Tranche 5. I’ve found the Bundeswehr articel about it again.
To sum up the basic bullet points:
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New computer architecture
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New cockpit
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New weapons
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New flight control software
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Where AMK kit?
where new Radar? (AESA)
sources
Neue Eurofighter für die Luftwaffe - Forderung nach "Tranche 5"
Also Tranche 4 gets from 2025 AESA
Entwicklung des neuen Eurofighter-Radars auf neuer Basis
Aren’t those both for tranche 4 ? Otherwise it might lack his own drone even in tranche 5.
It can be and i wouldnt be surprised.
Another customized nonsense from Gaijin. All aircraft must have SEP drawdown in the transonic zone.
AESA is part of T4. AMK i do not know. I vaguely remember there also being discussions about the TVC being added for T5, but i have absolutely zero sources for that
MICA NG is expected to enter service in 2026 iirc.
That being said, fixing the MICA alongside all other nations fox 3’s and probs adding the 120C-5 would still leave the Rafale with quite a strong missile, but it should always be shorter ranged than what its competition has
Due to global events, adoption of certain equipments/technologies were rushed/accelerated and the MICA NG is expected to be delivered later this year rather than the original 2026 goal.
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guys
the tranche says little about the tech in it.
they build a tranche with whatever standard is available. if t5 is built when P4E is there then it’ll be p4e
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I had that, missle disappears shortly after launch, no sound, no visible missle, can’t track it, still got a kill
That’s not how it works. The 1.05 multiplier only applies to rip speed. Not level flight speed.
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RAF are moving forward with F-35 and Tempest.
Unlike France who depend on the Rafale as they have no 5th Gen aircraft.
Genuinely think the Typhoon will never reach it’s true potential with many of the planned/proposed upgrades being used on the Tempest.
With tempest planned for 2035 i think it was, it wouldn’t make much sense for UK/Italy to fund more of eurofighter program, so it would leave only Germany with such a need as SCAF will take more time but is not just for the plane but the whole system around and there is no way they will fund more updates, so most likely tranche 5 will be the last.
Tranche 4 is the next large evolution with AESA Captor E
After that who knows, Germany were going to purchase F-35 not sure if old Donald has scuppered that.
Well for germany the main point of f35 was dropping nukes with a modern plane, not stealth or whatever.
Yes that too Tornado is still certified and if they just wanted an EW platform that could drop a nuke…Well they could just buy EA-18Gs