The sophistication of the Rafale fighter jet is no longer in doubt.
Starting from the sophistication of weapons, avionics, to radar, everything has been proven on the Rafale fighter jet.
As a result of some of these sophistications, the Rafale fighter jet began to be in great demand by many countries.
From mbda-systems.com, the technology for the Rafale fighter jet is Self Protection Equipment to Counter Threats for Rafale Aircraft (SPECTRA).
With SPECTRA, the Rafale can protect its fighter jets from various threats.
From jamming attacks to being able to provide a real time situational picture to the Rafale fighter jet pilot.
Not to mention that the SPECTRA technology in the Dassault Rafale fighter jet can also launch electronic wave attacks against enemies in the air or on the surface.
With this advanced capability, it is not surprising that until now SPECTRA has been tested.
In making SPECTRA itself, the MBDA company also collaborates with the Thales Group
It is known that SPECTRA is specialized in Rafale fighter jets.
In addition, the SPECTRA technology in the Rafale fighter jet has been integrated with several advanced components.
These advanced components include the RBE2 AA radar and the Optronique Secteur Frontal.
Therefore the SPECTRA system can automatically activate the Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
The RWS is useful if the Rafale fighter jet is in a state of aiming or being fired by missiles.
Quoting from thalesgroup.com that SPECTRA on the Rafale fighter jet itself can perform remote detection.
In addition to SPECTRA identification on long-range Rafale fighter jets identification and localization of threats.
With this SPECTRA technology, the Rafale fighter jet can trouble opponents easily.
It is also known that SPECTRA has electronic intelligence technology that is integrated with the Electronic warfare suite.
Therefore SPECTRA can help pilots to be able to take the next step in defending the Rafale fighter jet.
Therefore the SPECTRA technology system on the Rafale fighter jet is also combined with a radar jammer.
Not only jammer but there is also infrared laser detection and chaff dispensing.
For the SPECTRA technology sensors themselves are placed at various angles of the Rafale fighter jet which can protect 360 degrees.
With the combination of the SPECTRA technology system, it is not surprising that the Rafale became one of the MRCA fighter jets.
Because naturally, the Rafale fighter jet which has 4.5 generation technology must have advanced technology such as SPECTRA.
This must be one of the reasons why the Rafale has a fairly expensive price in the 4.5 generation fighter jet class.
Those are some explanations of the SPECTRA technology found on the Rafale fighter jet.