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  1. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Excellent news ! Shame that Erdogan screwed Turkey’s chance to get F-35, we lost an unique opportunity for closing some discussions here :tongue:
  2. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    2 Mica EM on the inner pylons I think ... glad to see IAF Rafale pics ! IAF must post Rafale pics weekly or face reprisals from army of noisy frogs :tongue2:
  3. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    I don’t think Taiwan has the strategic depth needed for any second line deployment.
  4. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Did we say that ? I can’t remember. Anyway, Dassault, Thales, Safran, Naval Group , none of them would ever do business again with Taiwan.
  5. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Mica will equip Sukhoi 30-MKI ?? Really ? That is breaking news.
  6. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    You are certainly a well informed person. F-35 was designed from the beginning as a multinational program to reduce costs. The countries operating F-35 had agreed to buy a certain number of jets , then got to make components, small or big , for the whole program. It is similar to the...
  7. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    You are already addicted ! Find a doctor before it is too late. Or you will end taking screenshots of Rafale videos just like me :doh: https://defenceforumindia.com/threads/french-military-pictures.6177/post-1257043 Seriously ... try https://omnirole-rafale.com/ihm/ Hope that site gets...
  8. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Huh ... that sounds like real work ! I am a very lazy frog. Check that older paper : http://ultimaratio-blog.org/archives/5749 It is very much the same thing but older and with less data.
  9. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Not only the Rafale was L1, but it was also the best in its class ! Thank you Air Marshall Raghunath Nambiar for putting facts straight.
  10. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    No hype at all, my friend, I can swear it. Never seen any excitement like this. There are many reasons for such a phenomenon. The long wait, the years of heated controversy in social medias play a little part. The context with China and Pakistan play a big part. But ultimately, the man we...
  11. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    What a day ! Almost ten years of my life seemed to flash in my eyes. I remember when I first heard about the “mother of deal”, it was in 2011 during the war in Libya. Time pass, the river roll ... as in a Pink Floyd song. And a dream finally came true. If birds of war have a karma ... then...
  12. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Of course it may carry some weaponry. The payload is quite comfortable, up to 45 tonnes. But don’t let your imagination run too wild :tongue2:
  13. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Spectacular plane ... IAF needs some. Seriously !
  14. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Well. I am sure IAF has been planning for even the craziest mischiefs. Like a large PAF formation trying to intercept the Rafale and start WW3.
  15. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Ready for dogfight ! No need for emergency procurement of anything :tongue:
  16. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    That is the chaff dispenser according https://omnirole-rafale.com/spectra/ Also for info http://www.lacroix-defense.com/produit.php?langue=en#
  17. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Not related with Indian situation, but ... French Air Force is pushing for deliveries of around 20 extra Rafale in 2025 and 2026. These 20 would follow the 28 Rafale already ordered and expected for delivery between 2022 and 2024. French Navy wants 10 more Rafale M (already has 40). Its fleet...
  18. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Hammer stands for “Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range”
  19. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Please ask him if IAF is interested in more Rafale under emergency procurement rules
  20. Tactical Frog

    Know Your 'Rafale'

    Hundreds of hits in Libya, Iraq, Syria ... it is a very well proven system.
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