Fri, Oct 21, 2011
Aircraft Equipped With NGC's MESA Radar
When the first Boeing Peace Eye 737 Airborne Early Warning and
Control (AEW&C) aircraft was delivered last month to the
Republic of Korea Air Force, it included a key radar sensor
designed and developed by Northrop Grumman. The Multirole
Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) radar will enable airborne
surveillance of the entire Korean peninsula.
Northrop Grumman is providing four MESA radars for the South
Korean AEW&C program under a contract with Boeing awarded in
2007.
"Delivery of the MESA radar to the air force of South Korea
reflects the increasing importance of airborne surveillance and
battlespace management to this region," said Paul B. Kalafos, Jr.,
vice president of Northrop Grumman's Surveillance Systems business
unit. "This powerful radar system will help provide mission crews
with the tools needed to track airborne and maritime targets
simultaneously and direct offensive and defensive forces while
maintaining continuous surveillance of the operational area."
The Peace Eye program includes four 737 AEW&C aircraft plus
ground support segments for mission crew training, mission support
and system maintenance. The three remaining MESA radar systems are
currently being integrated into the Boeing AEW&C aircraft, with
delivery to the South Korean air force scheduled for 2012. South
Korea is the second country to have the MESA radar in its fleet,
after Australia.
Under contract with Boeing, Northrop Grumman is also supplying
its MESA radar sensor for the 737 AEW&C programs in Australia
and Turkey.
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