Dassault Rafale - Updates and Discussion

[BMD]

Rafale trials with Al Tariq Long Range glide bombs for the UAE air force.
They seem to use twin launchers on the 2nd harpoint.

Loadout :

• 2 MICA NG IR
• 2 METEOR or MICA NG EM
• 4 Al Tariq LR
• 6.000 liters of additionnal fuel

Also, the F5 standard will introduce CFTs, adding an extra 2,000–2,500 liters of fuel capacity.

I doubt MICA on harpoint 3 (between AT LR and MICA IR) will be possible so close to the glide bombs.

https://edgegroup.ae/solutions/al-tariq-long-range-precision-guided-munitions

 

[Picdelamirand-oil]

Rafale trials with Al Tariq Long Range glide bombs for the UAE air force.
They seem to use twin launchers on the 2nd harpoint.

Loadout :

• 2 MICA NG IR
• 2 METEOR or MICA NG EM
• 4 Al Tariq LR
• 6.000 liters of additionnal fuel

Also, the F5 standard will introduce CFTs, adding an extra 2,000–2,500 liters of fuel capacity.

I doubt MICA on harpoint 3 (between AT LR and MICA IR) will be possible so close to the glide bombs.

https://edgegroup.ae/solutions/al-tariq-long-range-precision-guided-munitions
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There are already 4 air-to-air missiles and 4 air-to-surface missiles on a single aircraft, which has a long range thanks to its 6,000 litres of external fuel – that’s already quite a lot for a single aircraft. For a four-aircraft raid – which is a small raid – that would amount to 16 air-to-air and 16 air-to-surface missiles, which would already have a significant impact and offer reasonable chances of success.