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Cross Post from IDF Parikrama
Some snippets from Rafale India Program
Some snippets from Rafale India Program
- The present 36 deal's 2 air bases - Ambala and hasimara will have the following
- New Shelters of HAS type
- New hangars
- New Operating Surfaces
- De-briefing room
- Mission Simulator and Training small room
- Main Simulator Training complex at Air force HQ
- Present IAF Rafales will get
- Interconnection with AFNET and Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS)
- IACCS is an automated command and control system for Air Defence (AD) operations on which the whole network of SAM system including our indigenous BMD, S-450 MKI and Barak 8 based MRSAM and XRSAM complex , Spyder and Akash systems will be integrated.
- The connectivity with AFNet will lead to integrating all ground-based and airborne sensors, AD weapon systems and C2 nodes with Rafale Sensor suite for a to and fro communication
- This implies Rafale will be communicating with
- IAF’s AWACS,
- UAVs ,
- Aerostat,
- Other Fighters ,
- Military and Communication satellite like GSAT 7A
- Ground based assets - SAMs /BMDs
- & C4I command centers.
- Targeting POD is Litening G4 pod on Rafale.
- RWR (Radar Warning Receivers) and Low band Jammers included in the deal as a part fo additional measures
- BEL Role + DRAL+ Other Indian MIC roles for Radar
- RBE 2 AESA
- Back end customized Indian software
- Compatible to fire indigenous BVRAAMs
- Certain more weapons option packs available under IAF is also planned to be included.
- The weapon pack integration includes
- Astra Mk1 and MK2 When available
- Brahmos NG
- Spice PGMs
- Anti radiation Missiles of Indigenous Origin
- SAAW based family of Anti runway Missiles (Both Explosive and EMP types)
- The weapons package also includes taking over the role of Nuclear Assets in Toss bomb and Air Launched Missile form
- SPECTRA
- Beyond the threat library shared between India and France , addition of Indian specific libraries will be done locally as well
- This includes the EM frequencies of Pakistan and China based Assets (Airborne and Ground Based)
- SPECTRA will also provide guidance to these integrated weapons packs
- M88-4E Customised Engine
- A special pack of ECO beyond French standards is applied for Indian Engines
- It includes High altitude package and Hot weather desert package
- Additional measures for dust and condensation has been incorporated.
- Over a period of time a Safran M88 core powered Kaveri will be incorporated in the Rafale Fleet of IAF
- RBE 2 AESA