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Dubai Airshow : Les Mirage 2000-9 émiratis bientôt équipés d’une nouvelle bombe guidée

 

19.11.2013 Helen Chachaty - journal-aviation.com

 

A l’occasion du salon aéronautique de Dubai, Tawazun Dynamics (EAU) et Denel Dynamics (Afrique du Sud) ont annoncé le 17 novembre que les Mirage 2000-9 de l’armée de l’air émiratie allaient être équipés de la bombe guidée laser GPS/INS Al-Tariq, après négociations avec Dassault Aviation.

 

Le système Al-Tariq est modulable et adaptable aux bombes Mk81, 82 et 83. Il est fabriqué par Denel et le consortium Tawazun, qui ont annoncé la création d’une co-entreprise en 2012 lors du dernier salon Africa Aerospace and Defense en Afrique du Sud.

 

Denel avance que la portée pourrait atteindre jusqu’à 200km, selon la configuration choisie. De même, la précision peut être améliorée grâce à l’intégration d’un laser semi-actif ou encore des têtes chercheuses à imagerie infrarouge, ce qui le rapproche de la constitution de l’AASM conçu par Sagem.

 

La lettre d’informations stratégiques et de défense TTU fait état dans un article daté du 19 septembre 2013 de « prochains vols d’emport » et d’un tir de validation « à l’été 2014 ».

La bombe guidée Al-Tariq avec voilure déployée - photo Tawazun Dynamics

La bombe guidée Al-Tariq avec voilure déployée - photo Tawazun Dynamics

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09 April 2013 defenceWeb

 

The partnership between Denel Dynamics and Abu Dhabi-based Tawazun Holdings looks set for greater heights following the successful execution of a difficult mission profile by the Al Tariq precision-guided munition.

 

It demonstrated superior accuracy against a laser designated target in a flight test evaluation. The test evaluated the weapon’s capability to dynamically determine its own flight path according to set launch and pre-programmed terminal phase conditions.

 

The missile was launched off-track of target and was instructed to fly into the target arena from a different direction during its terminal phase.

 

“This implies the missile had to perform a dog-leg manoeuvre and the flight path had to be calculated dynamically ‘on the fly’,” said Al Tariq programme manager Coenie Loock.

 

Despite the level of difficulty intentionally selected to give Al Tariq a thorough test, the weapon completed its mid-course guidance successfully and during terminal phase had a direct hit on the designated target with the miss distance at less than half a metre.

 

Al Tariq has a number of range options, from 40 km for the standard version to 100 km for the long-range version. The demonstrated accuracy is independent of the range variant. The weapon can also be pre-programmed to engage targets from specific directions and at different dive angles.

 

A model of the Al Tariq weapon is currently on show at the Tawazun Dynamics stand at the LAAD 2013 defence exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

 

“This is a great result for Denel Dynamics and reflects the success of the joint venture announcement last September with Abu Dhabi-based, Tawazun Holdings, for the development, manufacturing, assembly and integration of precision-guided weapon systems in Tawazun Dynamics, opening up an international gateway to potential new opportunities.

 

“Geographically, this is the first deal of its kind for Denel where the partnership is located outside South Africa creating an international footprint,” the South African company in the State-owned Denel group said in a statement.

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