Dassault first past the post with European AESA radar



The French defence procurement agency, DGA, officially took delivery of the Rafale C137 last week in a move that signals the first time a European fighter has been equipped with an active electronically scanned array, or AESA, radar.
With the unveiling Dassault, together with its partner Thales, have brought an AESA radar to market before its big rivals the Eurofighter consortium and Saab with its Gripen fighter. The company is also looking to export the technology to Brazil and India although news this week also filtered out that India’s Defence Research and Development Organization was working on its own AESA system for the indigenous LCA (Light Combat Aircraft).
Dassault said that it would be looking to export the technology to Brazil and India. However, news last week also filtered out that India’s Defence Research and Development Organization was working on its own AESA system for the indigenous LCA (Light Combat Aircraft). But with that project reportedly 15 years behind it could be that the French AESA radar will appeal as a technology transfer option.
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