If the power is no longer enough to do the job, yea it matters. The power allocated for the internal SPJ was done keeping in mind threats like R-77, that won't work well against new-generation AESA seekers.
If you understoon the radar equation, you wouldn't have this opinion.
No, this is what is going on EK:
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^^ That's the same HBJ kit that Gripen-E carries on wingtips, but Typhoon can't go for aerodynamic retesting now so it'll be carrying them as pods using the hardpoint rail that's also shown above.
"Arexis was originally selected by Berlin for the electronic attack requirement in 2023, and it is the “default configuration” for Swedish Air Force Gripen E/F jets, added Corp."
No. Lol. That's part of the Praetorian Evo. It's not an escort jammer.
“This [Arexis] is part of [the] Eurofighter program and Germany is now funding it, but any other Eurofighter customer, of course, could benefit from having it on board," Mikael Corp, sales director of fighter electronic warfare at Saab, told Breaking Defense.
breakingdefense.com
The 'default configuration' of Gripen-E is of course just the high-band (wingtips) & mid-band (tailfin) solution which is carried integrally. The low band is an add-on podded configuration which is optional, not default. For Typhoon operators, a low-band solution would probably only exist on the A400M standoff platform they're working on.
So yeah, there is a huge gap left here as I said. The EK is getting a huge ECM upgrade in the high-band (maybe also midband) frequencies thanks to a solution with standalone power supply. Whereas Rafale remains stuck with the internally-powered SPECTRA which is only equivalent to the vanilla Praetorian - which the Germans have already deemned insufficient for the SEAD role...and which our experience now shows is probably insufficient in several other respects as well.
HBJs on the wingtips as standard fit. LBJ/MBJ on a pod, the photos I've already posted. The big pod is part of the Typhoon EK, it will carry 2 of those.
The only official line is that there were losses, and the reason for the losses were deficient tactics - which were subsequently rectified before the May 10 operations. Does that sound like a crash to you?
My guess, the 'rectification' basically boiled down to not letting the Rafales (or any other jet) fly out of the protective bubble of the 8222-carrying MKIs. This is also likely how some informed people are saying that MKIs 'rescued' the Rafales.
Nobody ever even suggested friendly fire...it's kinda telling that you'd rather sling sh!t on the IAF than even consider potential deficiencies in the Rafale.
Ah, so you are assuming it's enemy fire instead of other reasons.
Anyway:
Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier refuted Pakistan's assertion of shooting down three Indian Air Force Rafale jets, labeling it as factually incorrect. He emphasized that India has not confirmed any losses and the reality might surprise many when complete details emerge. Following a terror...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
It would be lost on you given you seem to think one can drink 2 litres of water out of a 1 litre bottle if only you open your mouth wider.
You don't even know what bottle and water are in this field.
Of course, all the talk Active Cancellation & low-altitude penetration to bypass long wavelengths goes out the window as soon as it turns out that hey, you need to address the IADS after all...which is what I've been saying to you in multiple conversations over this subject.
Basically, there's no difference in philosophy here as you like to believe. The French are doing the same thing that the Americans (or anyone else) are doing, just 20 years later. That's what you need to realize.
So, let me get this straight. American F-22/F-35 needs Growler and Compass Call. German F-35 needs Typhoon EK and an A-400M based jammer. Israeli F-35 needs Scorpius SJ. God forbid, the Rafale needs a support jammer, apparently it's not good enough now.
Yes, you need to address IADS, but that's how EVERYBODY is doing it. Rafale, F-35, everybody. Even AMCA will need a support jammer.
So the Rafale/F-35 use their stealth to survive, and EW to add to the survivability. The end result is both can operate inside IADS, ie, providing penetration. That's why the F-35 is useless to us when we have Rafale.
Once we get Rafale F5 via MRFA, it will more than meet our needs for stealth removing the need for importing any other stealth jet. That's why my arguments have been focused on getting our hands on 6th gen jets as stopgap, if necessary (in case AMCA fails), instead of F-35 and Su-57. And it's a decision we need delivered only after 2035, when multiple new 6th gen solutions become available. If AMCA succeeds, then we can push our stopgap decision to beyond 2040, closer to 2045-50. Simply put, there's no need for F-35s at all. So, no, this entire topic goes against your original argument.
NGAD or bust, 2035+. Or NGAD UCAV or bust, 2045+. Or whatever jet falls within its class at the time. Although the IAF will probably stick with their AMCA and AMCA NG plan.
