As I am aware of the current discussion about the rafale’s flight model, radar and air to air ordnance, I’d like to take a break from that and switch the focus to the targeting pod. As it is right now on the dev server the version we are getting of the rafale is the F3-R standard which is capable of using the TALIOS targeting pod but instead uses the DAMOCLES pod.
Besides the fact that I’d personally prefer not adding this advanced versions (on both the rafale and the ef typhoon) with all the A2G ordnance they have and giving them fictional loadouts A2A wise ( but that’s for another discussion not this one), I think we should be getting access to the TALIOS targeting pod as in a document posted in the Ministry of Armed Forces of France * (MINISTÈRE DES ARMÉES ET DES ANCIENS COMBATTANTS, ARMÉE DE L’AIR ET DE L’ESPACE) regarding the Rafale F4 https://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/nos-aeronefs/nos-avions/rafale-f4. Don’t rush to freak out because it is about the rafale F4 please as it is posted there, you can see a file regarding the F3-R standard (this one: https://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/air/Rafale%20F4.pdf) which proves the F3-R’s capability to use the TALIOS pod.
As information about the pod I’ll also show a THALES file about said pod and a link showcasing THALES work on board the Rafale.
Information about THALES on the Rafale: Thales on board the Dassault Aviation Rafale | Thales Group
Information about the TALIOS pod: https://omnirole-rafale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/talios.pdf
English is not my primary language so i apologize for any typing or syntax mistakes