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Surely Rafale is one of the most capable multi-role combat aircraft in the world.
Therefore, the information was confirmed by the most official lips. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Saturday night (12/09) the acquisition of 18 fourth-generation French Rafale F-3 fighter jets, creating new data in the eastern Mediterranean and making Greece militarily powerful.
The decision to acquire Rafale meets the ongoing operational requirements of our Air Force for one modern twin fighter with a wide range of action, load transfer of weapons and sensors and state-of-the-art electronics that give a clear advantage to the Greek-Turkish conflict.
Rafale also brings Meteor missiles, the ultimate weapon in the air.
The Meteor supership has the following features:
- It is air, it is launched, that is, from a plane and hits a flying target
- It has a radius of action of 110 km, that is, it can hit a Turkish fighter before leaving the Aegean.
- It has three to six times the speed of any other air-to-air missile.
- It has the ability to fire multiple shots at flying targets. That is, it can fall in case of entanglement … more than one enemy ship.
Greek pilots are waiting for you – Their characteristics
Greek pilots know first-hand the performance and capabilities of the Mirage 2000-5 Mk2 and the strategic roles they play in the Greek-Turkish balance of power, ensuring air superiority and strategic attack.
Rafale is a multipurpose twin-engine fighter. This means that it can simultaneously perform missions of different types, such as air superiority, impact, reconnaissance, etc.
It has a combination of a delta wing and canards, which gives it exceptional flexibility while maintaining stability during flight.
It can take off from small runways on the order of 400 meters., as well as by aircraft carriers. This is possible thanks to the replacement of approximately 20% of the aircraft’s parts with other Rafale M.
The basic features of the Rafale follow in the footsteps of modern combat aircraft. Guided by a control system that uses fly-by-wire technology with three digital channels and one analogue, the aircraft is allowed to be aerodynamically unstable to achieve maximum possible flexibility. The acceleration limits of the aircraft are + 9g / -3.2g.
Although without clear aspirations to characterize stealth, Rafale is designed in terms of shape and materials of construction to have as low a radar trace as possible. Part of this design is the SPECTRA self-defense and electronic warfare system.
The categorization of the technology used as top secret and Thales’ refusal to allow its use on other aircraft has led to rumors that the system uses active cancellation technology to neutralize incoming radar signals.
Following your electronic equipment, The aircraft carries Thales’ RBE2 radar, which is capable of simultaneously tracking multiple targets in the air. At the same time, you can create 3D terrain maps for real-time navigation or orientation.
In addition, if the shipment requires it, Rafale has the ability to track a target and launch an air-to-air missile without having to reveal its location, thanks to Thales’ OSF system. This system is fully integrated into the aircraft and works with infrared technology.
Too, The Rafales are certified for AM.39 Exocet, while they would have no problem carrying ASTAC. Of course, the Greek Rafale would be “armed” from scratch, as the AP has a sufficient number of MICA ER / IRs in its arsenal.
To manage its systems, the Rafale uses a complete “cockpit” with three multifunction displays (MFDs), a holographic HUD and a HOTAS side control. As in Eurofighter, there is the possibility of voice commands (Direct Voice Input).
For its propulsion, Rafale uses two SCECMA M88-2 turbochargers with afterburning with a total thrust of 150 kN.
Forbes: Greece with Rafale gains advantage in Aegean and eastern Mediterranean
Forbes magazine talks about Greece’s operational update, from the French Rafale market, analyzing the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The main conclusion of the analysis is that since Turkey will not include the F-35s in its fleet, the addition of Rafale to the Greek potential gives Greece an advantage not only in the Aegean, but also in the Eastern Mediterranean.
“The Rafale acquisition will give a significant advantage to the Greek Air Force, which already uses the French Mirage 2000-5. According to Greek media reports, Greece and France have already agreed the supply of 18 Rafale, something that remains to be specified.
“After this completion and modernization, Greece will undoubtedly have a qualitative advantage over the quantitative advantage of Turkey using the F-16, Block 30, 40 and 50 versions,” the magazine states normally.
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