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Old 23rd Sep 2021, 08:31
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Now they have a radar to fit….

https://www.raytheonintelligenceands...r-any-platform

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., (September 21, 2021) – Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, introduced today an affordable, lightweight and compact Active Electronically Scanned Array, or AESA, radar. It harnesses the capability of a heavyweight AESA fire control radar in its lightest form factor ever – at a fraction of the cost.….

At just over 100 pounds, the new compact radar is a third of the weight of most modern AESA radars and costs about half as much as typical fire control radars. It combines the power of Gallium Nitride, or GaN, technology with an innovative packaging of its digital receiver/exciter and processor called CHIRP, and a unique air-cooled design to deliver Gen 4-plus performance.….
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