Post Tagged with: "radar"
Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) Tested Aboard USAF F-16
LINTHICUM, Md: Northrop Grumman Corporation, in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force, has successfully completed a series of demonstration flights of its Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) installed in an F-16 fighter aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The demonstration was in support of a U.S. Air Force F-16 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) [...]
E-8C Joint STARS Battle Management Role Recognized
MELBOURNE, Fla: Recent events for Northrop Grumman Corporation’s E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft program reinforce its contribution as the top airborne battle management platform. Joint STARS is the only platform in the U.S. defense arsenal that can provide wide area surveillance covering more than 50,000 square kilometers and detect objects [...]
Military Blocking Construction of Wind Power
Finnish Energy Industries (ET) says that the military is blocking plans to develop wind power. The Defence Forces say that studies need to be done on windmills’ effects on radar, but so far has not agreed to help fund research. ET, the Defence Forces and the government have been arguing over the issue most of [...]
Corps of Engineers Builds Radar Stations on Black Sea Coast
GONIO, Georgia: In January, the last of three U.S.-funded radar stations on the Black Sea coast of Georgia will open, marking the completion of a significant international assistance program aimed at helping a key U.S. ally protect its maritime borders, said James Kelly, chief of party for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Georgia Border [...]
Initial Delivery of Wedgetail Aircraft
The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has today taken initial delivery of two Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft from Boeing. AEW&C Program Manager, Air Vice Marshal Chris Deeble said the aircraft – known as ‘Wedgetail’ – is critical to Australia’s Air Combat Capability and will play a key role in achieving the Australian Defence [...]
South Korea Accepts the First Arthur WLR System
The South Korean Ministry of Defence’s procurement agency has now accepted the first delivery of six ARTHUR Weapon Locating Radar systems from Saab. The ARTHUR systems delivered to the Republic of Korea Army in November will among other purposes be used to secure early detection of North Korea’s long range artillery. ARTHUR provides commanders with [...]
New AN/TPQ-46B Radar Delivered to US Marines
FULLERTON, Ca: ThalesRaytheonSystems has delivered the first of 21 weapon locating radars to the U.S. Marine Corps to improve enemy fire detection and location. The lightweight, highly mobile and affordable AN/TPQ-46B radar is the U.S. Marine Corps’ version of the U.S. Army AN/TPQ-36(V)10 radar. The radars are equipped with a reliable and powerful (V)10 radar [...]
Northrop Highlights Global Security Capabilities at the Dubai Airshow 2009
LONDON: Northrop Grumman Corporation is participating in the Dubai Airshow 2009 where it will highlight its global security capabilities and programs, including its world leading expertise in airborne early warning and control systems, fire control radars and infrared countermeasures. The Dubai Airshow 2009, the foremost aerospace event in the Middle East, will take place at [...]
Raytheon Eyes International Contract Award for its F-16 AESA Radar
EL SEGUNDO, Ca: Raytheon Company moved closer to its first international sale of RACR (Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar) following approval for the company to move forward with technical discussions with at least two potential customers. Both countries are looking to upgrade their F-16 fleets within the next two years in order to keep their force [...]


