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 14, 2010 # No Comment Yet
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 @ December 17, 2009 # No Comment Yet
According to a reliable French blog, RAF typhoons, Dassault Rafales and LMT F-22s did indeed face off on several occasions during last month’s ATLC in the UAE. As we are still awaiting for the sacrament of confirmation about this news, the website has chosen to selectively highlight very positive events for Rafales, as apparently reported [...]
G2 Solutions @ November 18, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A significant exercise will take place right after the conclusion of the Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates. The Al Dhafra airbase will host teams of six AdA Rafales, six USAF F-22As and six RAF Typhoons as well as the local UAE & French squadrons (and also Pakistani F-16s but unconfrimed). This is the [...]
G2 Solutions @ November 18, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Tomorrow’s announcement from the Ministry of Defense could be many things according to Steve Trimble.
#DXB09: The Dubai surprise
The Ministry of Defense for the United Arab Emirates has called a press conference at the Dubai Air Show on Thursday at 3pm.
The timing of the event — scheduled for the show’s fifth day — is unusually [...]
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 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 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
This race is probably the most promising for Rafale, despite formidable opponents, F-18E and Gripen, it looks to us that this is most definitely Rafale’s to lose. Brazilian president Lula’s comments (”I am very interested in this aircraft”) during his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy underscore the strength of Rafale’s competitive position while Dassault’s [...]
