The world's newest missile defense radar is gearing up for a road trip. Raytheon Co. funded, developed and built a new Gallium Nitride (GaN) powered Active Electronically Scanned Array main antenna for the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Raytheon will exhibit its prototype Patriot full-scale, GaN-based AESA radar in the company's booth at the Association of the United States Army's Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Ala., March 15-17.
Objects in space will soon be monitored by a radar array for the U.S. Air Force’s Space Fence as part of Lockheed Martin’s new test site representative of the larger system under construction on the remote Kwajalein Island.
Defense and security company Saab showcased its Sea Giraffe 1X naval radar for the first time at the Maritime Security East Conference in Norfolk, Va. Sea Giraffe 1X offers simultaneous surface and air surveillance capabilities, a growing need in the U.S. maritime security sector.
After recent successes in Italy, Canada and Singapore, the Finmeccanica Security and Information Systems Division will provide Air Traffic Management/Air Traffic Control systems in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Morocco.
Richardson Electronics, Ltd. announced the availability of the expanded portfolio of core ICs for commercial AESAs from Anokiwave, Inc.
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. (“MACOM”) announced a teaming agreement that establishes MACOM as Northrop Grumman Corp.’s exclusive teaming partner for the development and manufacture of radar arrays that use MACOM’s active antenna technology to target a wide range of defense programs and platforms.