Now you can understand why the Rafale is the only fighter that F22 can not defeat in dogfight exercises : Look at the video here www.opex360.com/2013/06/18/un-f-22-raptor-en-mauvaise-posture-face-a-un-rafale/ You can look at the Evaluation report : files.newsnetz.ch/upload//1/2/12332.pdf wheren you can read : EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PHASE I ... Among the three NFA candidates, the Rafale was the aircraft which demonstrated the best effectiveness and suitability in the accomplishment of all types of Air-to-Air missions, Recce and Strike missions. In addition, the Rafale made the bestimpression to the pilots. The strong points of the Rafale were the quality of its sensor sensors such as the PESA Radar, the Frontal Optronics and the EW suite SPECTRA. The good data fusion of all its sensors allowed to provide to the pilot a very good Situation Awareness....The Recce Pod demonstrated also outstanding performances...The Rafale obtained the 1st rank in the evaluation of the effectiveness. The Eurofighter ...in the Ait-to-Air domain, there were several deficiencies that prevented a good execution of some mission essential tasks... The RecceLite Pod provided only basic solutions for Recce Tasks. Forstrike missions, the Eurofigter was not able to engage multiple targets in one pass. The Eurofighter obtained the 2nd rank in the evaluation of the effectiveness. Given by its design, the endurance, aircraft performances and aircraft weapon load were among the main limiting factors of the Gripen. For Recco missions, the RecceLite Pod was also used by the Gripen. Multiple targets were not able to be engaged during Strike missions. There was no sensor data fusion between the Radar and EW suite...The Gripen has been rated unsatisfactory in the accomplishment for Air-to-Air and Strike missions... The Gripen obtained the 3rd rank in the evaluation of the effectiveness. Based on flight test result, the Rafale is the candidate which fulfil all Swiss Air Force requirements, and ended with the best score recommended as new fighter for the Swiss Air Force... 7 - OVERALL CONCLUSION "SECTION II - AIR POLICING ... For air policing missions, the Gripen was the only candidate which did ot achieve the threshold of "meet minimum expected capabilities". SECTION III - DEFENSIVE COUNTER AIR 5.3 COMPARISON SWISS F/A-18C/D VS NFA ... Overall, the Rafale has the biggest delta capabilities compared to the F/A-18C/D. The Rafale can be considered much better than the F/A-18C/D in the DCA domain. The Eurofighter can be considered better than the F/A-18C/D better than the F/A-18C/D in the DCA domain. The Gripen's current capabilities for DCA missions are inferior to those ofthe swiss F/A-18C/D, wich entered service in the swiss Air Force 11 uears ago (1997). 7. OVERALL CONCLUSION ... the Rafale was the aircraft with the best effectiveness and suitability for the accomplishment for typical Defense Counter Air missions... The Gripen was the only candidate which did not achieve the threshold of "meets minimum expected capabilities" for DCA missions. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PHASE II ... SAAB has scheduled 98 upgrade items on the Gripen... equiped with new avionics and and sensors (AESA Radar, IR&T) Dassault has schedule for the Rafale 18 upgrade items, already contracted by the French "Armée de l'air" ... Standard F3+, which includes mainly sensors improvements (AESA RBE2 Radar, improveed technology for the sector optonics, etc)... EADS has scheduled for the EUROFIGHTER 25 upgrades items which improve mainly the Air-to-Ground domain. ... The Rafale is the only NFA candidate which fulfils in all type of missions the "Meet Minimum Expected Capabilities"... the Gripen MS21 is still not able to compete with the two other candidates. It never reaches the "Meet Minimum Expected Capabilities" in all type of missions.
Splendid performance!!!
There is no other jet with such speed and such tight manouvers.
tha landing is spectacular !
yes it is ! but mine with no training whatsoever would be even more spectacular : )
Now you can understand why the Rafale is the only fighter that F22 can not defeat in dogfight exercises :
Look at the video here www.opex360.com/2013/06/18/un-f-22-raptor-en-mauvaise-posture-face-a-un-rafale/
You can look at the Evaluation report : files.newsnetz.ch/upload//1/2/12332.pdf wheren you can read :
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PHASE I
...
Among the three NFA candidates, the Rafale was the aircraft which demonstrated the best effectiveness and suitability in the accomplishment of all types of Air-to-Air missions, Recce and Strike missions. In addition, the Rafale made the bestimpression to the pilots.
The strong points of the Rafale were the quality of its sensor sensors such as the PESA Radar, the Frontal Optronics and the EW suite SPECTRA. The good data fusion of all its sensors allowed to provide to the pilot a very good Situation Awareness....The Recce Pod demonstrated also outstanding performances...The Rafale obtained the 1st rank in the evaluation of the effectiveness.
The Eurofighter ...in the Ait-to-Air domain, there were several deficiencies that prevented a good execution of some mission essential tasks... The RecceLite Pod provided only basic solutions for Recce Tasks. Forstrike missions, the Eurofigter was not able to engage multiple targets in one pass.
The Eurofighter obtained the 2nd rank in the evaluation of the effectiveness.
Given by its design, the endurance, aircraft performances and aircraft weapon load were among the main limiting factors of the Gripen.
For Recco missions, the RecceLite Pod was also used by the Gripen. Multiple targets were not able to be engaged during Strike missions. There was no sensor data fusion between the Radar and EW suite...The Gripen has been rated unsatisfactory in the accomplishment for Air-to-Air and Strike missions...
The Gripen obtained the 3rd rank in the evaluation of the effectiveness.
Based on flight test result, the Rafale is the candidate which fulfil all Swiss Air Force requirements, and ended with the best score recommended as new fighter for the Swiss Air Force...
7 - OVERALL CONCLUSION
"SECTION II - AIR POLICING
...
For air policing missions, the Gripen was the only candidate which did ot achieve the threshold of "meet minimum expected capabilities".
SECTION III - DEFENSIVE COUNTER AIR
5.3 COMPARISON SWISS F/A-18C/D VS NFA
...
Overall, the Rafale has the biggest delta capabilities compared to the F/A-18C/D. The Rafale can be considered much better than the F/A-18C/D in the DCA domain. The Eurofighter can be considered better than the F/A-18C/D better than the F/A-18C/D in the DCA domain. The Gripen's current capabilities for DCA missions are inferior to those ofthe swiss F/A-18C/D, wich entered service in the swiss Air Force 11 uears ago (1997).
7. OVERALL CONCLUSION
... the Rafale was the aircraft with the best effectiveness and suitability for the accomplishment for typical Defense Counter Air missions...
The Gripen was the only candidate which did not achieve the threshold of "meets minimum expected capabilities" for DCA missions.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PHASE II
...
SAAB has scheduled 98 upgrade items on the Gripen... equiped with new avionics and and sensors (AESA Radar, IR&T)
Dassault has schedule for the Rafale 18 upgrade items, already contracted by the French "Armée de l'air" ... Standard F3+, which includes mainly sensors improvements (AESA RBE2 Radar, improveed technology for the sector optonics, etc)...
EADS has scheduled for the EUROFIGHTER 25 upgrades items which improve mainly the Air-to-Ground domain.
...
The Rafale is the only NFA candidate which fulfils in all type of missions the "Meet Minimum Expected Capabilities"...
the Gripen MS21 is still not able to compete with the two other candidates. It never reaches the "Meet Minimum Expected Capabilities" in all type of missions.