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Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars: In Focus
An Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) is a type of phased array radar whose transmitter and receiver functions are composed of numerous small solid-state transmit/receive modules (TRMs).
AESAs aim their "beam" by broadcasting radio energy that interfere constructively at certain angles in front of the antenna. They improve on the older passive electronically scanned radars by spreading their broadcasts out across a band of frequencies, which makes it very difficult to detect over background noise.
AESAs allows aircrafts to broadcast powerful radar signals while remaining stealthy.
List of existing AESA Radars
Northrop Grumman/Raytheon AN/APG-77, for the F-22 Raptor
Northrop Grumman AN/APG-80, for the F-16E/F Block 60 Fighting Falcon
Northrop Grumman AN/APG-81, for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Northrop Grumman Multirole AESA, for the Boeing Wedgetail (AEW&C)
Northrop Grumman APY-9, for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Northrop Grumman SABR, for F-16 Fighting Falcon upgrades
Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)2 and AN/APG-63(V)3, for the F-15C Eagle & Republic of Singapore's F-15SG
Raytheon APG-79, for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler
Raytheon AN/APQ-181 (AESA upgrade currently in development), for the B-2 Spirit bomber
AMSAR, research from the European GTDAR consortium, for Eurofighter and Rafale fighter Radar
Captor-E CAESAR (CAPTOR Active Electronically Scanning Array Radar)
RBE2-AA Radar à Balayage Electronique 2 - Active Array
SELEX Seaspray 7000E, for helicopters
SELEX Vixen 500E
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation J/APG-1, AESA for the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter
Ericsson Erieye AEW&C
Ericsson PS-05/A MK-5 for JAS 39 Gripen. Will be available by 2012.
Phazotron NIIR Zhuk-AE, for MiG-35
Tikhomirov NIIP Epaulet-A
Elta EL/M-2083 aerostat-mounted air search radar
Elta EL/M-2052, for candidate for HAL Tejas. Also, suitable for F-15, MiG-29 & Mirage 2000
Elta EL/M-2075 radar for the IAI Phalcon AEW&C system
NRIET-designed (Nanjing Research Institute of Electronic Technology)
radar mounted on the KJ-2000 AEW&C system
Toshiba HPS-106, air & surface search radar, for the Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft, four antenna arrays.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation HPS-104, for the Mitsubishi SH-60
An Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) is a type of phased array radar whose transmitter and receiver functions are composed of numerous small solid-state transmit/receive modules (TRMs).
AESAs aim their "beam" by broadcasting radio energy that interfere constructively at certain angles in front of the antenna. They improve on the older passive electronically scanned radars by spreading their broadcasts out across a band of frequencies, which makes it very difficult to detect over background noise.
AESAs allows aircrafts to broadcast powerful radar signals while remaining stealthy.
List of existing AESA Radars
Northrop Grumman/Raytheon AN/APG-77, for the F-22 Raptor
Northrop Grumman AN/APG-80, for the F-16E/F Block 60 Fighting Falcon
Northrop Grumman AN/APG-81, for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Northrop Grumman Multirole AESA, for the Boeing Wedgetail (AEW&C)
Northrop Grumman APY-9, for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Northrop Grumman SABR, for F-16 Fighting Falcon upgrades
Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)2 and AN/APG-63(V)3, for the F-15C Eagle & Republic of Singapore's F-15SG
Raytheon APG-79, for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler
Raytheon AN/APQ-181 (AESA upgrade currently in development), for the B-2 Spirit bomber
AMSAR, research from the European GTDAR consortium, for Eurofighter and Rafale fighter Radar
Captor-E CAESAR (CAPTOR Active Electronically Scanning Array Radar)
RBE2-AA Radar à Balayage Electronique 2 - Active Array
SELEX Seaspray 7000E, for helicopters
SELEX Vixen 500E
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation J/APG-1, AESA for the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter
Ericsson Erieye AEW&C
Ericsson PS-05/A MK-5 for JAS 39 Gripen. Will be available by 2012.
Phazotron NIIR Zhuk-AE, for MiG-35
Tikhomirov NIIP Epaulet-A
Elta EL/M-2083 aerostat-mounted air search radar
Elta EL/M-2052, for candidate for HAL Tejas. Also, suitable for F-15, MiG-29 & Mirage 2000
Elta EL/M-2075 radar for the IAI Phalcon AEW&C system
NRIET-designed (Nanjing Research Institute of Electronic Technology)
radar mounted on the KJ-2000 AEW&C system
Toshiba HPS-106, air & surface search radar, for the Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft, four antenna arrays.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation HPS-104, for the Mitsubishi SH-60