Saab has successfully completed the first flight tests with the new X-Band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for fighter aircraft, offered as a new member of Saab’s PS-05/A radar family.
Saab continues the development of the AESA key technology and has now successfully completed the first flight tests with the new X-Band AESA radar. The trials were flown successfully, collecting data during the detection and tracking of objects. The radar is designed for fighter aircraft and can be adapted to a variety of platforms. As Saab has already announced, a version of the new AESA antenna has been sold to a US government customer. “This is an important step in the development of our new AESA radar for fighter aircraft. We see great opportunities for the radar, and its modular, adaptable and scalable design means that it can also be used for a range of other applications,” says Anders Carp, Senior Vice President and Head of Saab’s Surveillance business area.
The carrier aircraft during the test flights was a Gripen D aircraft, which is currently equipped with Saab’s latest Mk4 radar. The new version of the radar can be offered to Gripen C/D operators as an upgrade. The new AESA radar is equipped with GaN, a material that offers lower power consumption and improved heat resistance. This enables a wider bandwidth and higher reliability, availability and efficiency. The new Fighter X-Band AESA radar for fighter aircraft, for example, will have better performance against small targets, increased ECCM (Electronic Counter-Countermeasures) capability and an improved ability to support more advanced weapons.
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