RADAR SYSTEMS RADAR ISSUE 2 HANDBOOK – ISSUE 2 HANDBOOK PUBLISHED MAY 2018 THE CONCISE GLOBAL INDUSTRY GUIDE RADAR SYSTEMS RSH-02_OFC+spine.indd 1 5/18/2018 10:36:20 AM detect and disable the elusive uas threat Electronic Warfare COUNTER-UAS Detecting low, slow and small airborne targets like drones is hard enough. With our Silent Archer ® technology, we not only detect them, we identify and disrupt them as well — providing a versatile and effective counter-UAS IMPOSSIBLE? capability to defeat the NOT TO US. elusive threat. Learn more about how SRC, Inc. is redefining possible. ® WWW.SRCINC.COM/IMPOSSIBLE RSH-02_IFC_SRC.indd 2 5/22/2018 2:11:25 PM CONTENTS VP Content 3 Introduction Tony Skinner. [email protected] Editor Tony Skinner welcomes readers to Issue 2 of Shephard Media’s Radar Editor-in-Chief Systems Handbook. Richard Thomas. richard.t@ shephardmedia.com 4 Airborne systems Reference Editor Selected radar systems in the following categories: airborne early warning and fire Karima Thibou control; surveillance and maritime patrol; and weather. Listed alphabetically by [email protected] company. Advertising Sales Executive Louis Puxley 28 Ground systems [email protected] Radar systems in the following categories: battlefield and ground surveillance; Production and Circulation Manager land-based air defence; and weather. Listed alphabetically by company. David Hurst [email protected] 54 Maritime systems Production Selected systems in the following categories: coastal surveillance; commercial; naval Elaine Effard, Georgina Kerridge, fire control; and naval surveillance. Listed alphabetically by company. Georgina Smith, Adam Wakeling. Chairman 72 Space-based systems Nick Prest A sampling of radar payloads used in satellite constellations for Earth observation, CEO imaging and intelligence-gathering. Listed alphabetically by company. Darren Lake Head of Advertising Sales 75 Guide to suppliers Kevin Bethell A worldwide listing of companies in the radar systems industry, listed by product VP Business Development Mike Wild type. Suppliers from p78 are listed by company and details include website, e-mail, telephone and fax. Whilst every care has been taken in the compilation of this publication to ensure its accuracy at the time of going to press, the Publishers cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions or any loss arising therefrom. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval systems or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior written permission of the Publishers. Infringements of any of the above rights will be liable to prosecution under UK or US civil or criminal law. The Radar Systems Handbook is published annually by The Shephard Press Ltd. © 2018 The Shephard Press Ltd Published May 2018 ISBN 978-1-9996538-6-6 Printed by Buxton Press, Derbyshire, UK Shephard Media Saville Mews, 30 Saville Road, London, W4 5HG, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 3179 2592 SINGLE COPY PRICES UK £80 Europe €110 All other countries US $100 ORDER ONLINE shop.shephardmedia.com Tel: +44 (0)20 3179 2592 [email protected] COVER: A radar navigator watches monitors on a B-52 Stratofortress during a mission in support of bomber assurance and deterrence operations at RAF Fairford, England, in September 2017. (Photo: UK RAF) ABOVE: A new weather radar under construction in Cayey, Puerto Rico, after the previous one was damaged by the strong winds brought by Hurricane Marìa. (Photo: Federal Emergency Management Agency) RADAR SYSTEMS HANDBOOK ISSUE 2 1 RSH-02_p001_Contents.indd 1 5/22/2018 4:00:14 PM Advance with Cobham Innovation Starts with the Building Blocks of Technology Cobham provides differentiating capabilities that enable system performance. From components with fast switching speeds, excellent isolation, and low insertion loss, and integrated assemblies that boast industry leading phase noise performance and high packaging density, to integrated front-end solutions, Cobham’s radar offerings can advance your program. Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions [email protected] Advance with Cobham at www.cobham.com/caes RSH-02_p002_Cobham.indd 2 5/22/2018 2:13:28 PM INTRODUCTION Welcome Welcome to the second edition of Shephard Media’s Radar Systems Radar Systems Handbook, in which we aim to cover the plethora of radar systems across the maritime, land and air domains, including maritime patrol, Handbook fire control, search and detect, surveillance and other categories. Since radar systems became an integral part of military operations more Digital Battlespace than 70 years ago, the capabilities they provide are only as beneficial as DB provides comprehensive coverage across the full spectrum of command, their ability to detect and track the latest generation of threats. control, communications, computers The recurring pattern of radar systems and CONOPS having to adapt in and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and cyber domains. the face of changing and growing threats has been evident in recent With a team of dedicated journalists months due to the number of upgrade programmes on the boil. producing six editions per year, it is the definitive magazine for the C4ISR At the time of writing, the US Army was soon expected to release community. technical requirements for the replacement of its Patriot radar system. The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor programme, currently in For Shephard’s full magazine portfolio, visit: the concept definition phase (CDP), will replace the service’s 1980s-era www.shephardmedia.com/magazines AN/MPQ-65 radar with a 360° sensor that will boost the performance Annual Handbooks of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhanced interceptor against threats in For Shephard’s complete range the lower-tier portion of the missile defence battlespace. of handbooks, visit: www.shephardmedia.com/handbooks The programme received a significant funding boost in the DoD’s FY2019 budget in February 2018. Lockheed Martin, Northrop Online News www.digitalbattlespace.com Grumman, Raytheon and Technovative Applications are currently www.shephardmedia.com/news under contract for the CDP. The requirements for the next-generation radar are expected to be focused on providing defensive capabilities against emerging threats, such as slow and low flying aircraft, as well as for the system to be scalable and manoeuvrable. The US Army is also pushing ahead with upgrades to its fielded AN/ MPQ-64 Sentinel A3 radar systems as it looks to address similar growing threats on the battlefield, including from UAVs and cruise missiles. The upgraded radar, designated the Sentinel A4 and which has now progressed to its RfP phase, will also improve the service’s ability to counter manned fixed- and rotary-wing targets, as well as offering capabilities against future rocket, artillery and mortar threats. Up to 200 legacy systems could be upgraded by the beginning of the 2030s. By integrating new radar antenna technologies, the army intends to enhance the performance of the system by 75%, triple its search capabilities and double the radar’s tracking accuracy. In response to the changing operating environment, the army requires the Sentinel A4 to be capable of performing in contested environments, where it could encounter electronic attacks, anti-radiation weapons and direction-finding sensors. The service is also accelerating plans to integrate the Terminal High- Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) radar with the lower-tier Patriot system to better protect troops and assets from incoming missiles. US Army Defense Artillery School Commandant Brig Gen Randall McIntire said the plan is to feed information from the THAAD radar to the Patriot system through the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. The Radar Systems Handbook continues to expand with each issue, reflecting the growth of the industry and the appreciation of such applications. Product entries in the handbook are free of charge, so if your company produces equipment that you believe should be included in the Shephard Plus online database and the next handbook, please contact us at [email protected] Tony Skinner, VP Content, [email protected] RADAR SYSTEMS HANDBOOK ISSUE 2 3 RSH-02_p003_Introduction.indd 3 18/05/2018 15:09:44 EQUIPMENT AIRBORNE SYSTEMS This section contains basic data on a selection of radar systems used in fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and UAVs: • airborne early warning (AEW) and fire control • surveillance and maritime patrol • weather The equipment is listed alphabetically by manufacturer within the above subsections. If you think your product should be listed, please contact the team at [email protected] to ensure it appears in the Shephard Plus online database (shephardplus.com) and is included in the next print edition. ABOVE: A USCG C-27J flies over San Francisco, California, during area familiarisation training in February 2018. The aircraft is outfitted with weather radar and communications equipment. (Photo: USCG) 4 RADAR SYSTEMS HANDBOOK ISSUE 2 RSH-02_p004-027_Airborne systems.indd 4 5/18/2018 3:38:15 PM EQUIPMENT AIRBORNE SYSTEMS This section contains basic data on a selection of radar systems used in fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and UAVs: • airborne early warning (AEW) and fire control • surveillance and maritime patrol • weather The equipment is listed alphabetically by manufacturer within the above subsections. If you think your product should be listed, please