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having anticipated that the Next
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Generation fighter jet developed under
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the future combat air system FCA program
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in cooperation with Germany and Spain
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would require a significantly more
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powerful engine than the Rafal the
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French directorate general of armaments
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tasked saffran in 2015 with conducting
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the Trin study the goal was to develop
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an Innovative high-press turbine concept
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using Advanced Materials additionally it
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aimed to preserve ve and further enhance
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the expertise of the industrial team €
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115 million euro Upstream research
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contract terrin 2 was awarded in 2019 to
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develop new high-press turbines that are
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significantly more heat resistant the
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objective is to increase the m88
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temperature tolerance by 150° Centigrade
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by 2025 will this work be used for the
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Rafal F5 the m88 the engine that has
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been at the heart of the Rafal since its
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entry into service has proven efficient
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on previous versions of the fighter such
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as the F1 F2 and F3 however the new
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operational requirements of the Rafal F5
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which include increased payload and
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higher electrical power demands have
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exceeded the current capabilities of
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this engine despite the significant
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improvements it has received over the
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years such as reduced fuel consumption
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and optimized maintenance the m88 power
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has not evolved at the same pace as the
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aircraft's demands this Gap became
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evident when the vice chairman of the
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French national assembly's defense
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committee Frank gilletti pointed out
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that the rafal's payload has increased
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by more than 2 tons while the m88 engine
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has maintained the same power since its
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Inception this mismatch has become a
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challenge to ensure that the Rafal
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remains competitive against New
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Generation Fighters the Rafal F5 is
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expected to feature an impressive array
1:59
of new capabil abilities making it very
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different from its predecessors given
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its enhanced computing power to process
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hundreds of thousands of pieces of data
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and its likely increase in weight
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equipping it with a new engine is a
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relevant concern there is no funding for
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new engines to replace the current m88
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models in the current year French budget
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there is a delay in the fcas project
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logically this could lead to saffran
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losing critical fighter engine making
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expertise the vice chairman of the
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French National assembly's Defense
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committee Frank gilletti has announced
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on his social networks that as part of
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the Rafal Fighters F5 standard safron
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aircraft engines has set out to develop
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a more powerful version of the m88
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engine which has powered Doo aviation's
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multi-roll fighter since its entry into
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service so which engine program he's
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talking about since he has not mentioned
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it in the early 2010s during initial
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discussions about selling fall Jets to
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the United Arab Emirates there was talk
3:02
of increasing the m88 engine's thrust
3:05
from 75 kons to 81 kons to meet the
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Emirate requirements the m88 X later the
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m88 9 project was initiated for this
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purpose in 2016 Philipe Petty culling
3:19
then CEO of saffron noted that it was
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time to consider whether it would be
3:23
worthwhile to launch a study to slightly
3:25
enhance the m88 he added technically we
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can it around the same time there was
3:32
talk of developing a new m88 variant
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with a Thrust range of 80 to 90
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kons however this would likely have
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required redesigning the rafal's air
3:42
intakes as per saffran electronics and
3:45
defense president Frank Sao discussions
3:48
are currently underway with the
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directorate general of armaments to
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develop a new version of the m88 engine
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within the framework of the Rafal F5
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program the new version should allow a
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20% increase in engine thrust Sao
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believes that the T-Rex program is
4:04
crucial to ensure that the Rafal remains
4:07
competitive both domestically and
4:09
internationally in addition this program
4:12
will have a significant impact on the
4:14
development of the new generation power
4:16
plant that will equip the future sixth
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generation fcas now do you think the
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Rafal F5 will go the fast way due to
4:24
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