Selex sells three radar systems for UAS evaluation

SELEX Galileo's PicoSAR radar has been demonstrated on a number of fixed and rotary wing platforms, manned and unmanned, in the Middle East as well as Europe and the US and today the Finmeccanica Company, announced a new contract to an undisclosed “non NATO” customer
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The contract is for three PicoSAR AESA surveillance   radars sold as evaluation models, with the potential for a full production run upon successful tests.

The PicoSAR will be integrated into the customer’s lightweight, tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).

Bob Mason, VP Marketing and Sales for the Radar and Advanced Targeting Line of Business said: “This order recognises the astonishing capability PicoSAR provides in a small package, guaranteeing latest generation AESA for air vehicles such as tactical UAS, light helicopters and small fixed wing ISR aircraft.”
The key to PicoSAR is the use of AESA technology in a small, compact configuration. Using low power, solid state Transmit/Receive Modules (TRM) within its array, the PicoSAR radar is more reliable than conventional radar systems. Its compact size, low weight and low power consumption permit installation in parallel with electro-optical/infrared sensors even on platforms with limited payloads.

 

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