Meteor will change that somewhat; despite hating phantom planes that dont exist, I will consider it because Rafale was designed in the knowledge that Meteor will be around within the decade.
LPI radars have been around since donkey's as far as I know. The F-14 had an LPI radar, though no doubt LPI means about as much as 'stealthy'.
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Originally Posted by uss
Adrian,
here are a few questions:
What do you know about the RCS figures of the Su 30MKI? vis a vis the Rafale?
Sure the rafale is a lo a/c, but what big advantage does this offer when all your weapons are carried externally?
Please don't include the EF 2000 and the Rafale in the same class as the Raptor Keep the Raptor out of it.
The active cancellation bit sounds impressive, has it been implemented ? Also I thought only the AESA radars were LPI radars. Are you referring to the future (AMSAR?) or the current RBE2?
Rangewise and pricewise (you could probly have 2 MKIs for one Rafale!), the MKI has too much of an advantage. It would be hell to pay if the Rafale always wound up in a 1 VS 2 situation against the MKI. At any rate, the MKI, even single handeldy seems to have some definite advantages over the Rafale (radar range and power or missile range for example).
Kind Regards,
USS.
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