Patriot Looks To The Next Generation
Patriot may have been around since the days of the Cold War, but it has been updated several times. Raytheon is now launching a GaN-based next generation
Raytheon’s planned Next Generation Patriot radar (foreground) is much smaller than the current array.
Raytheon’s planned Next Generation Patriot radar (foreground) is much smaller than the current array.

Raytheon’s Patriot air defense system is being tested with new AESA radar arrays based on GaN (gallium nitride) semi-conductors. GaN technology not only significantly improves performance of the radar, but also offers lower life-cycle costs. As well as developing a fixed version, Raytheon is also working on a multi-array radar to provide the 360-degree coverage required by some customers.


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