Transatlantic Tie-Up to Boost Fighter Recce
Selex will adapt its Seaspray 7500 radar to fit in the center third of the pod that houses the UTC Aerospace Systems DB-110 on fighter aircraft.
U.S.-based UTC Aerospace Systems and Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, have signed an agreement to offer a TacSAR (tactical synthetic aperture radar) to complement the proven DB-110 EO/IR sensor. The European company will adapt its Seaspray 7500 radar to fit in the center third of the pod that houses the UTC DB-110 on fighter aircraft.
The two sensors cannot both be carried in the pod at the same time. But the TacSAR pod would provide radar-imaging options (spot SAR, strip SAR and GMTI) in poor weather. Or, two aircraft could fly a mission, one equipped with DB-110 and the other with TacSAR. The DB-110 is mostly found on F-16s, although it is also on Saudi F-15s, Japanese P-3s and a business jet.
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