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 Post subject: US missiles with Rafale
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:44 am 
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Hi all,
I wonder.....
Let's say if a country which had been using american fighters (example: F-16), and for the next gen fighter they buy Rafales, could US AAMs like Sidewinder or AMRAAM be integrated with rafale?
In short, can Rafale fire AIM-120 AMRAAM or AIM-9 Sidewinder?


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 Post subject: Re: US missiles with Rafale
PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:22 pm 
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Technically, the Rafale is compatible. The smoke generator even use the same interface as the Sidewinder.

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 Post subject: Re: US missiles with Rafale
PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:14 am 
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oh great....
then again it's back about political factor.
A friend of mine told me that it's unlikely US will sell AAMs to country which bought non-US fighter.....
But I think that the Rafale's compatibility still a selling point, even if that country has to buy French-made AAMs at last...


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