Os Aviões de Combate Mirage 2000 N são destinados ao ataque Nuclear. A tua ultima parte "ataque Nuclear" não é uma repetição com a tua parte "Aviões de Combate" ?Além da sua função nuclear, os Mirage 2000N também têm uma função de ataque táctico, embora não tenham uma opção de armamento tão diversificada como os Mirage 2000D.
Posted by Robert Wall at 3/20/2012 7:31 AM CDT
The French military is still exploring whether to acquire the MBDA Dual-Mode Brimstone used so heavily by the Royal Air Force during last year's Libya air war.
Acquiring DMB is only one of several weapons options being looked at, though. The interest is driven mainly by the low collateral damage nature of DMB, says MBDA CEO Antoine Bouvier.
A French program would be for the air force, with the service undertaking a study examining low collateral damage weapons options. The French navy so far has not shown interest.
If France goes ahead with the program, the U.K. weapon could be integrated on Rafale before the Eurofighter Typhoon. The U.K. has yet to fund integration of DMB on Typhoon; the weapon is currently used on Tornado GR4s.
Segundo notícia publicada pela Reuters nesta quarta-feira, 19 de novembro, a França vai enviar seis jatos de combate Mirage à Jordânia para atacar alvos do Estado Islâmico (EI) no Iraque. A informação foi dada hoje pelo ministro da Defesa Jean-Yves Le Drian.(https://www.forumdefesa.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faircraftrecognition.co.uk%2Fimages%2FAircraft%2FFast%2520Jet%2FMirage%25202000%2Fcharg__de_pgms.jpg&hash=09e61ce1b9d9bd90bad06065d49d19d8)
O ministro disse ao Parlamento Francês que “há nove jatos Rafale nos Emirados Árabes Unidos e eles serão reforçados por seis caças Mirage para apoiar nossas ações.”
Dois diplomatas franceses disseram à Reuters, no dia 13, que o envio dos jatos para a Jordânia permitirá ampliar o número de missões contra o EI e ajudar a reduzir custos, numa fase em que o governo está sob pressão para cortar gastos.
De 61 missões francesas sobre o Iraque na última semana, 5 resultaram em ataques ao EI. DEMAIS MISSÕES, DE RECONHECIMENTO, CONTRIBUÍRAM PARA COLETAR DADOS DE INTELIGÊNCIA DENTRO DA CHAMADA ‘OPERAÇÃO CHAMMAL’, DE APOIO AÉREO A TROPAS DO IRAQUE CONTRA OS COMBATENTES DO ESTADO ISLÂMICO(https://www.forumdefesa.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aereo.jor.br%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F%2F2015%2F03%2FMirage-2000D-na-Opera%25C3%25A7%25C3%25A3o-Chammal-foto-2-For%25C3%25A7a-A%25C3%25A9rea-Francesa-580x373.jpg&hash=ff171594ab5f048a8613759e5cb49b24)
Em nota divulgada nesta quinta-feira, 16 de abril, o Ministério da Defesa da França informou sobre as missões realizadas na última semana pelos jatos de combate de sua força aérea e marinha que participam da Operação Chammal, que é a contribuição francesa à luta realizada pelo Iraque aos combatentes do Estado Islâmico (EI, também denominado Daech). Segundo a nota, a “força Chammal” realizou no período 51 surtidas, das quais 12 resultaram em ataques que neutralizaram 17 objetivos.(https://www.forumdefesa.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aereo.jor.br%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F%2F2015%2F04%2FRafale-Naval-na-Opera%25C3%25A7%25C3%25A3o-Chammal-foto-Min-Def-Fran%25C3%25A7a-580x375.jpg&hash=e6c13afec2300c8ab96db6287a8f546a)
Entre os alvos neutralizados nas regiões de Ramadi, Baiji e Sinjar, no Iraque, estavam posições de tiro, pontos de checagem, postos de combate, veículos e edificações ocupadas pelo EI. Ainda segundo a nota do MD francês, dois outros ataques foram realizados com sucesso na região de Karmah
ADVON team arrives at Amari Air Base, Estonia. They arrived in a Airbus A400M flown by the French Air
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has delivered a third Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper armed reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the French Ministry of Defence, the company announced on 29 May.(https://www.forumdefesa.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.janes.com%2Fimages%2Fassets%2F880%2F51880%2F1565713_-_main.jpg&hash=022cb81791e7990154ac0ed236b683d0)
The initial two Reapers accumulated more than 4,000 flight hours in just over one year, GA-ASI said in a statement. Those aircraft entered the fleet in January 2014. Pilots and sensor operators from Squadron 1/33 'Belfort,' 709 Air Base Cognac-Château Bernard, use the aircraft to provide battlefield situational awareness, combat search and rescue data, and other troop support.
The current Reaper configuration features a 850 lb (386 kg) internal and 3,000 lb external payload capacity.
France plans to procure 12 Reapers by 2019, according to GA-ASI
The Ministry of Defense of France announced on Friday the successful testing of a new nuclear, air-launched cruise missile.
The nuclear cruise missile weapon system, Air-Sol Moyenne Portée Amélioré (ASMPA; medium-range air to surface missile), by MBDA, is an enhanced variant of ASMP.
A two-seat Rafale fighter of the 01/091 'Gascogne' Fighter Squadron took off on Thursday for a test that brought together all the charachteristic phases of an airborne nuclear strike mission which culminated with the firing of an ASMPA missile, without a nuclear warhead, at its target in the Missile Test Center in Biscarrosse, the Ministry of Defence said.
Reserved for strategic air forces of France, it carries a thermonuclear load of approximately 300 kilotons (power equivalent to twenty times the Hiroshima bomb) at a distance of about 500 km.(...)
France has invited manufacturers to compete to replace the country's Alpha jet trainers, with a formal request for proposals (RFP) expected by year's end, officials said at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday.Fonte: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/show-daily/paris-air-show/2015/06/16/france-to-order-new-jet-trainer/28801947/
An Italian industrial source said that Alenia Aermacchi had been asked for information in April about its under-development M-345 jet trainer, and had submitted its candidacy on June 1. A formal RFP was due in the autumn, he said.
The potential order could be 20 to 25 aircraft plus ground training systems and 12,000 flight hours a year, the source said.
Czech firm Aero Vodochody is also set to compete with its New Generation L39, an update of its L39 trainer, and expects an RFP "at the very end of the year," an official said in Paris.
A spokesman for the French Ministry of Defence declined to comment when asked about the pending competition.
Other aircraft likely to compete are the Pilatus PC21 and the Beechcraft T6.
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]The French Air Force is to proceed with an upgrade of its Dassault Mirage 2000D combat aircraft that was approved by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in late 2015.
The contract to carry out the mid-life upgrade (MLU) was announced by Dassault on 19 July, and will see the company carry out work primarily to the avionics and weapons systems.
As previously reported by IHS Jane's , this work will include managing radar and avionics obsolescence issues, as well as swapping the soon-to-be retired MBDA R550 Magic 2 short-range air-to-air missile (AAM) with the newer MBDA MICA InfraRed (IR) AAM, and the fitting of a gun pod for air-to-surface and air-to-air applications.
Further, the Sagem AASM Hammer precision-guided munition (PGM) will be integrated, and the aircraft will be made compatible with the Thales Talios laser designation pod as fitted to the Dassault Rafale. There has been no announcement on the possible integration of the Astac electronic intelligence pod previously fitted to the now-retired Dassault Mirage F1, and trialled on the Mirage 2000D.
No contract value or timelines were given in the Dassault announcement, but IHS Jane's understands that the first aircraft will go through the MLU process in 2019.
The Mirage 2000D has been in service since 1993, and of the 63 listed in the air force's inventory 55 will be upgraded as part of the MLU. Once modernised, the Mirage 2000D is slated to remain in service through to 2030.
Força Aérea Francesa planeia actualizar 55 dos 63 Mirage 2000D para operarem até 2030.
Dassault contracted to conduct Mirage 2000D MLUCitar]The French Air Force is to proceed with an upgrade of its Dassault Mirage 2000D combat aircraft that was approved by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in late 2015.
The contract to carry out the mid-life upgrade (MLU) was announced by Dassault on 19 July, and will see the company carry out work primarily to the avionics and weapons systems.
As previously reported by IHS Jane's , this work will include managing radar and avionics obsolescence issues, as well as swapping the soon-to-be retired MBDA R550 Magic 2 short-range air-to-air missile (AAM) with the newer MBDA MICA InfraRed (IR) AAM, and the fitting of a gun pod for air-to-surface and air-to-air applications.
Further, the Sagem AASM Hammer precision-guided munition (PGM) will be integrated, and the aircraft will be made compatible with the Thales Talios laser designation pod as fitted to the Dassault Rafale. There has been no announcement on the possible integration of the Astac electronic intelligence pod previously fitted to the now-retired Dassault Mirage F1, and trialled on the Mirage 2000D.
No contract value or timelines were given in the Dassault announcement, but IHS Jane's understands that the first aircraft will go through the MLU process in 2019.
The Mirage 2000D has been in service since 1993, and of the 63 listed in the air force's inventory 55 will be upgraded as part of the MLU. Once modernised, the Mirage 2000D is slated to remain in service through to 2030.
http://www.janes.com/article/62390/dassault-contracted-to-conduct-mirage-2000d-mlu
Raramente vistos, helicópteros AS555AN Fennec e SA330Ba Puma do esquadrão ET00.068 “Antilles-Guyane” que operam a partir da Base Aérienne 367 Cayenne/Rochambeau (Guiana Francesa).
A unidade do Armée de l’Air (Força Aérea Francesa) opera estes Fennecs com a esquadrilha SPA152, além do SA330Ba Puma. O ET00.068 também voa – dentro de 1 Esc (EHOM00.058) – o avião CN235M-200.
Os 130 militares da unidade protegem o Centro Espacial da Guiana (onde os foguetes Ariane são lançados), garantem a soberania francesa no país e combatem a pesca ilegal e exploração ilegal de recursos, além de oferecer SAR e assistência humanitária.(https://www.aereo.jor.br/wp-content/uploads//2018/08/Arm%C3%A9e-de-LAir-na-Guiana-Francesa-2.jpg)(https://www.aereo.jor.br/wp-content/uploads//2018/08/Arm%C3%A9e-de-LAir-na-Guiana-Francesa-3.jpg)
Chegada do avião à Base Aérea de Orléans-Bricy finaliza recebimento de quatro Super Hercules, dois da versão de transporte C-130J-30 e dois da versão de reabastecimento em voo KC-130J, estes últimos importantes para apoiar helicópteros H225M Caracal em missões de maior alcance
Una persona no militar que volaba a bordo de un caza militar francés, activó por error el asiento de eyección de la aeronave en pleno vuelo, en medio de un viaje apresurado e improvisado, lo que podría haber causado que el caza se estrellara y se perdiera por completo. Afortunada e irónicamente, un fallo en el asiento del piloto salvó al avión de ser destruido.
Según un informe oficial de las autoridades francesas, un hombre de 64 años, empleado por un contratista francés de fabricación de equipos militares, recibió el “regalo” de un grupo de colegas de volar en un caza por primera vez en su vida, pero los preparativos para el llamado “vuelo de descubrimiento” no siguieron los protocolos necesarios, lo que dio lugar al accidente que, sin duda, podría haber terminado mucho peor.
El vuelo se realizó a bordo de un caza biplaza modelo Rafale B fabricado por Dassault Aviation. Normalmente, este tipo de vuelos para personas sin experiencia o formación militar (como investigadores o periodistas, entre otros) requiere un protocolo previo que incluye un chequeo médico y una formación básica en medidas de seguridad y en el uso correcto de los instrumentos que los rodean (lo que en la mayoría de los casos debería significar algo como “abróchese el cinturón de seguridad y no toques nada, especialmente los botones”).
Sin embargo, el vuelo de este señor fue organizado apresuradamente y fue revisado sólo unas 4 horas antes de volar y él mismo, sin supervisión, fue responsable de la mayor parte de sus preparativos e instalación en cabina, por lo que no se puso correctamente sus pantalones anti–g, ni el casco o la máscara de oxígeno. Apenas comenzar, todo se veía mal.
El médico que lo evaluó pidió que no se lo sometiera a cargas negativas, algo que no se cumplió durante el vuelo. El pasajero civil, incluso antes de despegar, ya estaba nervioso con un ritmo cardíaco acelerado (unos 136 latidos por segundo). Pero al despegar, el piloto inclinó el avión a unos 47 grados y luego niveló el caza, que lo sometió a unos 4G al elevarse, y luego a unos –0,6G.
La carga negativa y las fuerzas G a las que estaba siendo sometido alguien sin ningún tipo de experiencia, sumadas al hecho que no se sentía lo suficientemente asegurado en su asiento (debido a la forma en que estaba instalado en la cabina), lo ponía muy nervioso y buscaba cualquier cosa a la que agarrarse. Lo que encontró fue una correa a la que se agarró con fuerza, pero esa correa no era más que el sistema de eyección, el cual activó por error.
De este modo, el civil salió disparado al aire e incluso perdió su casco y su máscara de oxígeno (de nuevo, por haberlos instalado incorrectamente). Afortunadamente, el pasajero descendió en paracaídas y tocó tierra firme sin heridas graves.
La activación de un asiento de eyección, independiente de si es el del piloto o del otro pasajero, suele activar todo el sistema de eyección. Sin embargo, un fallo en el asiento del piloto evitó que también se eyectara del caza el propio piloto. Según el informe oficial, el piloto mantuvo la calma hasta una zona deshabitada, descargó todo el combustible y volvió a aterrizar en la base aérea, con el temor de que en cualquier momento, incluso cuando ya estaba en tierra, su asiento pudiera salir disparado, algo que afortunadamente no ocurrió.
Si su asiento de eyección hubiera funcionado correctamente, el caza, que tiene un precio de unos 70 millones de euros, se habría estrellado y perdido completamente, además de causar posiblemente daños e incluso lesiones (o algo peor) en el lugar del accidente.
Las autoridades marcaron un perímetro de seguridad alrededor del caza y lo vigilaron durante 24 horas, debido al riesgo de que el asiento se activara en cualquier momento. Después de ese tiempo, se aseguró. En cuanto al pasajero civil, el informe afirma que en realidad nunca quiso volar a bordo de un caza, pero la presión social de sus amigos lo hizo aceptar, sin importar los nervios que tenía.
A agência de compras de defesa francesa (DGA) assinou um pedido de oito helicópteros de transporte tático H225M Caracal adicionais para a Força Aérea Francesa e um segundo protótipo de veículo aéreo não tripulado VSR700 para a Marinha francesa.
Com entregues a partir de 2024, os H225Ms darão início à substituição dos helicópteros de manobra SA330 Puma, com idade média de 43 anos. A Força Aérea Francesa já opera dez helicópteros Caracal.
A encomenda, no valor de cerca de 300 milhões de euros, faz parte de um plano de estímulo para apoiar a indústria aeronáutica nacional anunciado pelo governo francês em 2020. Para a Airbus Helicopters, o plano inclui também uma encomenda de dois H145 para a francesa Sécurité Civile e 10 H160 para a Gendarmerie Nationale francesa.
Com mais de 104 helicópteros em serviço e mais de 143 mil horas de voo acumuladas até o momento, o H225M é um helicóptero de 11 toneladas com capacidade de reabastecimento em voo, que já foi testado pelas forças aéreas francesa e brasileira.(https://cdn-cavok.nuneshost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/EC725_caracal-1536x1018.jpg)
A França usará os helicópteros para busca e resgate em combate (CSAR), evacuação médica, resposta a crises e treinamento tático. Enquanto estiverem baseados na base de Cazaux da Força Aérea e Espacial Francesa, no sudoeste da França, os helicópteros serão implantados em todo o país e também apoiarão as operações das forças armadas francesas no exterior.
Esses contratos irão beneficiar a indústria francesa de helicópteros como um todo, incluindo outros fornecedores aeroespaciais franceses importantes, como Safran Helicopters Engines com os motores Makila 2A do H225M, Safran Power Units com a unidade de energia auxiliar Saphir 20, Safran Electronic Defense com o sistema eletro-óptico Euroflir 410M NG e o sistema de navegação inercial Sigma, e Thales com o rádio VUHF TRA6034 e transponder IFF TSC4000.
“Esta é uma situação ganha-ganha, pois a aeronave atende a uma necessidade operacional real das forças armadas francesas e este pedido permite que a Airbus Helicopters garanta empregos e habilidades essenciais a médio prazo”, disse Bruno Even, CEO da Airbus Helicopters.(https://cdn-cavok.nuneshost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/VSR700-UAS-prototype-aces-first-flight-1024x705-1.jpg)
O VSR700 UAV que também foi encomendado é um sistema aéreo não tripulado que a Airbus está desenvolvendo para o programa SDAM (Système de drone aerien de la Marine) da Marinha francesa em parceria com o Naval Group.
Derivado do helicóptero tripulado Cabri G2 da Hélicoptères Guimbal, o VSR700 é um UAS com peso máximo de decolagem de 500-1000 kg. É capaz de transportar vários sensores navais de tamanho real por longos períodos e pode operar a partir de navios existentes, ao lado de um helicóptero.
O primeiro protótipo do VSR700 realizou seu voo inaugural em 2020 e recentemente começou a expandir seu envelope de voo. Mais recentemente, o UAV ultrapassou seu limite de velocidade para 60kts (mais de 110km/h) e acumulou mais de 10 horas de voo. A Airbus espera iniciar os testes no mar com o VSR700 em 2022.
:arrow: https://www.cavok.com.br/franca-encomenda-mais-8-helicopteros-h225m-caracal-e-um-uav-vsr700
In 2017 the Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace purchased 17 PC-21s and has successfully trained its future military pilots on the world’s most modern training system since then. The Air Force has now ordered a further nine PC-21s to reinforce its training programme with additional Pilatus training aircraft.Fonte: https://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/en/news-events/media-release/the-french-air-force-buys-another-nine-pc-21 (https://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/en/news-events/media-release/the-french-air-force-buys-another-nine-pc-21)
The Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace, one of the world’s most prestigious air forces , has ordered a further nine PC-21s, proving with this additional contract how efficient the Pilatus training system is. The PC-21s will be deployed to train future military pilots who will subsequently step up to the nation's multi-role lead-fighter. The PC-21s will replace the twin-engine jet trainers which were previously used for pilot training.
The French procurement authority, the Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) , signed the agreement with F-AIR 21 (Cognac Formation Aero SAS France), with Pilatus acting as the exclusive subcontractor for the supply of the nine PC-21s and other groundbased training systems and spare parts. The order will secure jobs in Switzerland, where the PC-21s are produced.
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Hoy, la última cohorte de pilotos de combate entrenados en Alphajet está completando su entrenamiento. El macaroning de esta promoción final marca el final del entrenamiento en Alphajet. A partir de ahora, todo el entrenamiento de caza será proporcionado por la EAC de Cognac, en Pilatus PC-21.
France places $5.5 billion order for 42 new Rafale fighters
Sebastien Lecornu, the French armed forces minister, said the order “is excellent news for our sovereignty, our security and our armed forces who will benefit from extra Rafales with modernised operational capacities.”
PARIS — The French military has placed an order for over €5 billion ($5.5 billion) from aircraft-maker Dassault Aviation and partners Thales, Safran and MBDA for 42 more Rafale fighter jets to be delivered between 2027 and 2032, the government announced today.
For France this is the fifth tranche of jets from the Rafale program, bringing the total to 234 aircraft — 13 ordered in 1993, 48 in 1999, 59 in 2004, 60 in 2009, 12 in 2021, and now 42 in 2023.
The 42 single-seat aircraft will come in the standard 4 configuration but will be able to be upgraded to standard 5, scheduled to be introduced in the mid-2030s notably to allow the Rafale to fly in collaborative combat with remotely piloted aircraft, according to the French procurement agency DGA. Dassault began developing standard 4, which focuses on improved connectivity, in 2018. The first increment was qualified by DGA last March.
The 42-plane order was actually made in December but only announced today, though it does not come as a surprise as it was on the books and accounted for in the 2023 budget. Twelve of the 42 aircraft are to replace those that were taken out of the Air and Space Force and sold by the French government to its Croatian counterpart in November 2021.
Sebastien Lecornu, the French armed forces minister who was confirmed in his job this week by the new French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, said this order “is excellent news for our sovereignty, our security and our armed forces who will benefit from extra Rafales with modernised operational capacities.” He remarked that the order would “contribute to more than 7,000 jobs in 400 companies in France” adding that “this investment of more than €5 billion will irrigate numerous areas.”
Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault Aviation said in statement, “We are ready and determined to use our skills as prime contractor and complex systems integrator to serve the sovereignty of our nation. This military industrial sovereignty is an exception in Europe. It guarantees the superiority of our combat aviation. It is also an asset for diplomatic influence and an economic strength in export trade.”
Standard 4 will implement a number of changes, according to the French Ministry of Armed Forces. The RBE2 AESA radar’s Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) will detect and follow ground targets in 3D. The aircraft to missile communication system will provide the missile with regular information concerning its target until its own system locks onto the target.
The aircraft’s self-protection SPECTRA system will have its detection and jamming bandwidths extended so that it no longer needs to triangulate. And the Rafale will be able to carry up to three 1,000 kilogram AASM air-to-ground missiles.
Other improvements include a helmet mounted display system, bigger VTLs in the cockpit which can be manipulated like a smartphone including zooming in and out using two fingers, new optronics to detect stealthy targets, integration of the CONTACT tactical radio and improved protection from cyberattacks.
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