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Cassidian Develops New Generation Of Transmit/Receive AESA Radar Modules

Friday, December 7th, 2012

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European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) subsidiary Cassidian has developed a new generation of transmit and receive radar modules the company says will give new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars with electronic beam scanning improved performance. Called Standard Module Transmit/Receive (SMTR) Mk II, the modules use reduced noise and more than tripled reliability to improve the AESA on the radar system level, according to Cassidian spokesman Lothar Belz. Thanks to the new modules, the multi-mode and multi-tasking capabilities of…

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