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— General Manoj Pande, Indian Army Chief

 
 
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— Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Indian Navy Chief

My compliments to SP Guide Publications for informative and credible reportage on contemporary aerospace issues over the past six decades.

— Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, Indian Air Force Chief

       

Dassault and Thales deliver combat aircraft with active phased array radar

Issue No. 20 | October 16-31, 2012

The DGA (French defence procurement agency) has officially taken delivery of the Rafale C137, the first production Rafale equipped with the Thales RBE2 AESA radar, at Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac establishment near Bordeaux.

The Rafale is the first European combat aircraft in operational service equipped with this type of radar. The RBE2 AESA brings the Rafale a number of key operational benefits—extended range capabilities supporting low-observable target detection and full use of new weapon systems such as the Meteor air-to-air missile—higher reliability for reduced maintenance and lower through-life support costs—greater waveform agility for SAR (synthetic aperture radar) imaging and improved resistance to jamming.