Now who could have done that?
Just contemplating 'fixing' Rafale.
The French tw@t keeps re-posting his intro:
"The Eurofighter Typhoon is one of the most expensive weapons programs ever in Europe but is nevertheless years behind schedule and millions over budget. The aircraft still remains in a pre-operational deployment since few of its weapons systems are fully verified. The RAF version carries a false gun. The missile designed for the aircraft is not operational. Despite a probable cost of more than $100m per copy the aircraft is not currently fit for any combat operations.
Designed to confront the Warsaw Pact, the system has become emblematic of a procurement culture that has left the armed forces incapable of meeting real-world requirements. Designed and built by a consortium of European nations formed in 1983 the multiple production lines have contributed to its wild cost overuns. The extent of these cost overruns has been concealed by governments. In design it it reflects the comparative antiquity of its conception. The claim that it is one of the most capable fighter aircraft currently in service is highly debateable. Claims of a large export potential for the aircraft have not been realised."
Feel free to replace it with:
"The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile twin-engine multi-role canard-delta fighter aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of European nations formed in 1983. In design it resembles other major modern combat aircraft such as France's Dassault Rafale and Sweden's Saab Gripen, employing an unstable Delta canard configuration. Its combination of agility, performance, stealth features and advanced avionics suggest it is one of the most capable fighter aircraft currently in service. Compared to its older rivals, Typhoon's cockpit and Man Machine Interface are claimed to be significantly more advanced, resulting in a lower pilot workload. Developed by Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, the Eurofighter Typhoon will fulfil the requirements of its customer air forces well into the mid-21st Century. After some delays and technical difficulties the aircraft is in full production and more than 50 are now in service, having achieved Type Acceptance. A second production 'Tranche' is now on contract."
Now who could have done that?
Just contemplating \'fixing\' Rafale.
The Rafale entry now reads:
The Rafale is a French twin-engine delta-wing multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. It is being produced both for land-based use with the French Air Forceand for carrier-based naval operation with the French Navy. Though using a modern canard Delta configuration, the aircraft is hampered by a poor Man Machine Interface, and the type has been rejected by South Korea and Singapore. The Singapore evaluation revealed major problems with reliability and availability, and the aircraft failed to demonstrate claimed radar performance or the ability to supercruise. Singapore was also reportedly unimpressed by Rafale\'s much vaunted \'Omni role\' capability. \"Show us, properly\" was said to have been the reaction, according to prestigious industry newsletter Defence Analysis. With under-powered engines and a passive electron-scan radar viewed by many as a technological dead end, Dassault badly need to fund the advanced F3 variant, but this is unlikely to happen in a meaningful timescale without an export customer. The aircraft\'s EO sensor is also said to be experiencing major problems. Still subject to delays, the Rafale (once progressing well ahead of the rival Eurofighter Typhoon) has still to enter operational service with the Armée de l\'Air, and less than a dozen are in use with the French Air Force for trials, evaluation and conversion training.