The key point of this data fusion is to overcome the limitations of any one particular sensor. Translation: The pilot has a reduced workload, which enables him to act like a real tactical decision maker, rather than a mere sensor operator. The heart of this data fusion is the MDPU - Processing Unit Data Modules that comprises 19 LRUs (flight-line replaceable units), each providing a processing capacity up to 50 times greater than the previous generation of fighters. Rarely (not witnessed at any time during our evaluations) would the pilot ever be unaware of the environment within the 360º “bubble” surrounding the aircraft.
RAFALE FLIGHT TEST TOULOUSE TV
Each letter representing either the RBE2 AESA radar, the Infrared / Laser / TV Front-Sector Optronics (FSO), the internal system of electronic warfare SPECTRA EW, IFF (identification friend-or-foe), and data link are merged into a unified and clear visual symbolism directly on the SA display (situational awareness), and that means keeping the pilot in the situational loop. PCWRITE - This combination of "letters" appears in the lower left corner of the HLD - Head Level Display, giving a real-time and instant confirmation of which sensors are signaling at that moment. Air superiority with BVR (beyond visual range) engagements and dogfights at short range, finishing by strafing opportunity targets with the Nexter 30M 791 cannon with 30mm shells. I experienced the rapidly changing from planned targets to reassigned objectives, both at altitude and in low-level bombing including POP attack. The set of missions incorporated maritime attacks using the AM39 Exocet, with penetration at very low altitude, AASM attack (Armement Air-Sol Modulaire) on multiple simultaneous targets. I had the opportunity to mock-fight with a complex combination of weapons, where Rafale fulfilled various types of missions in a single sortie, simulating not only similar operations run by the French Air Force and Navy in Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, and Syria, but in a theater of operations against ‘stronger hostile forces, and even more prepared.’ Dassault’s concept emphasizes the ease of reprograming, switching, and running a wide range of missions on constantly changing scenarios, even during a single sortie. Obviously in just one week of operational tests and evaluations, I am far from an expert on the Rafale, but with the brief intensive instruction I received, I operated it with extreme ease. The aircraft is drawn from the fingertips of those who command it. The Rafale is what we might call ‘totally ergonomic,’ since Dassault, following the DNA of the company, builds the aircraft around the pilot as the key element. Dassault´s fighter has also changed operational reality and its reflection in the chain of C4ISTR (Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance) for the French Armed Forces.ĭassault’s ‘Omnirole’ vs Multirole concept To give you a better idea of what it means, consider the savings due to the drastic rationalization of human and financial resources in France after the last remaining aircrafts are fully replaced, in reason of the standardization of equipment and crews. In all, seven different aircraft models with specific missions had their designations absorbed in the Rafale. In France, the deployment of Dassault´s Rafale balanced two relevant vectors: the need for advanced technological capabilities, and the need of adaptation to the harsh reality of global budget reductions. Both single-seat and dual-seat aircraft retain the same dimensions and the same percentage of composites on their surface exposed to detection, at 70%. Rafale was combat proven in Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, Iraq, and Syria. Our evaluations follow from the planning of the mission to the digital debriefing, all recorded and analyzed with the support of telemetry during all missions. The present flight test focus on actual capabilities of the Dassault Rafale, which fits the AESA radar RBE2, and advanced MWS (warning of approaching missiles,) and complete incorporated FSO, (suite of optical sensors).
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