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Yep, so even if we got a fully featured F1E with hud and ground telemetry, I'd be fine with the BF reciever, as modelling another rwr would take up too much resources. After releasing the F1M, the ground radar modes will be done, so a theoretical F1E would just need to have that HUD and radar modes implemented into the EE (ofc some coding required, but not as much)

Yeah that would make sense. Afterall, french didnt operate any E models, which were the main focus of my comment. I would just love to see a fully embraced "export" F1E with all the bells and whistles it could have. Hud, CCIP, ARMAT, INS. Even if it wouldn't feature a digital RWR as that was apparently a late 80s thing.

ARMAT definitely flew on Mirage F1s. Over 60 were delivered to Iraq and used succesfully in combat. Along with the delivery of jamming pods and RWR/internal ECM equipement, Iraq and France formed up a program to procure anti-radioation missiles. Current Anti-radiation missile in service was the MARTEL, which was jointly produced by UK and France. UK didn´t want to sell it to Iraq, so the french company MATRA developed replacements for the british parts in the missile and also developed a new and improved seeker called "Adar". The new missile was called ARMAT (AntiRadiationMATra) and was able to be fired from a F1. The iraqi "Baz´ar missile" was just an armat produced with Iraqi electronics. The launch sequence was as follows: Warm-up the missile at least 3-5minutes before launch. Once warmed-up, turn on the seeker and start listening to tone. Once a radar was dected, tone was heard and a guage in the cockpit indicated what radar frequencies were detected. If they matched to the radar that was meant to be destoyed, the pilot manuevered the launch aircraft into the launch envelope and launched the missile. The missile was fully F&F. The radar´s possition and frequency had to be known in advance and pilot had to fly into the engagement range using his INS. The missile was quite sensitive, even so that radar hundreds of kilometers behind the targeted radar could be picked up by the missile´s seeker and mistaken for the closer radar. Because fo this, the flight plan had to be well-prepared to account for this. Other than that, the launch aircraft didnt need to have any provisions or alterations made to it. I wasn´t able to find any pictures of the cockpit gauge and I dond ´t know where it was placed in the cockpit.. The ARMAT was launched by both french F1s in testing and Iraqi F1EQ-2s and onward. As with CCIP/CCRP, the E model was from the get go meant as a multirole version and the Cyrano IVM radar had the option to provide A2G telemetry, spain just choose to not include the software afaik. The Iraqis practiced with CCIP/CCRP. The source below is a 3 part recollection from a test pilot and other members who took part in the French-Iraq cooperation. It mentions the whole ARMAT situation and its the use in combat. The 3rd part mentiones CCIP and CCRP (called CCPL and CCPI in the source) https://henridewaubertdegenlis.wordpress.com/tag/les-programmes-secrets-avec-lirak/

Are there any updates regarding the development of the radar overhaul? Or about the PHIMAT and JL100 pods?