G2 Solutions @ August 13, 2010 # No Comment Yet
As the dust settle and facts emerge, Take a good read at Shiv’s morning MMRCA update, he brings up very strong points:
Sick of hearsay and rumours? Well, here’s some stuff that’s confirmed true, authoritative, new, and potentially explosive for contenders in the Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition. Let me just start [...]
G2 Solutions @ July 29, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Key Figures:
Orders: 2 FALCONs (negative orders for 56 aircraft in the 1st half year 2009)
Deliveries: 45 FALCONs (26 FALCONs in the 1st half year 2009)
5 RAFALEs (7 RAFALEs in the 1st half year 2009)
Net sales: EUR 1,990 million, up by 44% compared to the 1st half year 2009
Operating income: EUR 248 million, up by 104% [...]
G2 Solutions @ June 7, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Several websites have posted news about the Dassault Rafale export potential over the past few weeks. Here is where it stands at the moment:
- Switzerland: 24 Heures daily reports the following:
The SAF will proceed with a 12 aircraft order first, followed three additional 5-6 aircraft blocks
The selected aircraft will replace the F/A-18s as [...]
G2 Solutions @ January 5, 2010 # No Comment Yet
The FX-2 program should be renamed KC-X2, it is fast becoming as tedious to read about. According to reports in the Brazilian and French media, the following has now emerged:
- Most importantly: there is a serious battle going on between the military and politicians. The order of preference listed by the FAB has probably more [...]
G2 Solutions @ November 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Last week’s news ahead of next month Brazilian announcement:
On November 12, Hervé Morin, the French Minister of Defense, approved an additional order of 60 Rafales. This now brings the total for this type of aircraft ordered from Dassault Aviation to 280 planes.
This multiyear contract reinforces one of the major programs of the French aeronautics industry, [...]
G2 Solutions @ November 9, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Flight International conducts an in-depth evaluation of the Dassault Rafale. Peter Collins, former Red 2 and ASTOR test pilot reports:
By Peter Collins
Most advanced Allied air forces now have operational fleets of fourth-generation fighters (defined by attributes such as being fly-by-wire, highly unstable, highly agile, net-centric, multi-weapon and multi-role assets).
These Western types include the Boeing [...]
G2 Solutions @ November 4, 2009 # No Comment Yet
French Liberation News Blog suggests this morning that the collision between two French Navy Rafales was due to pilot error. The initial examination of the flight data recorder by BEAD confirms human factor as the cause.
US Navy Photo
G2 Solutions @ November 4, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The contracts concern the planned purchase of an unspecified number of US Hercules transport aircraft, an ammunition factory and up to 28 French-made Rafale warplanes.
G2 Solutions @ November 3, 2009 # No Comment Yet
As we said during one of the IAF podcast about Rafale: “We would probably recommend getting out altogether of that market”. Unless the Indian acquisition process can be improved, we are still reserved as to the actual profitability of the initial contract.
Hardnews Article
As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War [...]
G2 Solutions @ November 2, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Brazil has long provided thrillers when it comes to Formula 1 racing. Could the FX-2 competition turn out to be as exciting as the 2008 race?
Liberation newspaper in France reports that:
- Politically, Rafale still appears to have the edge over Gripen
- The FAB is still leaning Gripen NG and still appears at odds with Lula [...]
G2 Solutions @ July 14, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Dassault, Boeing and Northrop Grumman Products above the Champs Elysées. French Commentaries only.
Associated Press TV Report
First Group: French Air Force Aerobatic Team. 9 Dassault Alphajets
Second Group: First “chevron” 5 Dassault Mirage 2000-5s + 2 Dassault Rafales, second “chevron” 3 Dassault Alphajets + 2 Dassault Mirage F1s. 7+5 symbolizing the 75th anniversary of the French Air [...]
G2 Solutions @ July 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet
French business newspaper La Tribune is reporting this morning that Brazilian President Lula Da Silva is prepared to move forward with an order for 36 Dassault Rafales. The initial order would, according to La Tribune, total approximately $3B and could be finalized by September. The order would also be part of [...]
G2 Solutions @ July 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet
According to this article in the Jerusalem Post, IAI was pressured by the US to back out of potentially supplying SAAB with an interim AESA radar (possibly the EL/M-2052 or a derivative) for its MMRCA Gripen bid.
Credit: Daniel Rychcik/Airpics
While the EL/M-2052 is rumored to be the radar of choice for the LCA Tejas due to delays [...]
G2 Solutions @ April 23, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Defense News reports:
Thales and France’s Délégation Générale pour l’Armement (DGA) procurement agency have completed a latest series of tests for the RBE2 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, the defense systems company announced April 22. Continue reading…
In the meantime, Dassault is focusing on markets where its troubled child stands a real chance of success
While several [...]
G2 Solutions @ April 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Even if Dassault has so far refused to confirm the information, it looks like Rafale might well be out of the Indian MRCA competition. The past few months had indeed witnessed a considerable weakening of the Dassault bid. Rafale suffers from three significant major weaknesses, particularly acute in the case of the MRCA bid:
- Engines
- [...]
G2 Solutions @ December 2, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Some interesting programs outlook. The most interesting being of course the C390 (major visible revisions include the tail section, cockpit windows, refueling pods and refueling probe position). Visibly now a direct competitor to C-X.
The DRDO AEW program is also well represented in this presentation. While India has requested additional Phalcon systems from Israel, this confirms [...]
G2 Solutions @ October 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A used A330 (ex-Air Caraibes) will be converted to become the new presidential airplane while ETEC will also received two brand new Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft. Total: about $400 million for airframes and installation of communications and protection equipments. One of the ETEC 65 A319 will be sold by the French government.
