Successful 'World-First' Test of Airborne Early Warning Radar

Posted on: Jan. 16th, 2006 || Source: defencetalk.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

An Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Wedgetail aircraft that will soon provide Australia with leading-edge air and maritime surveillance has successfully conducted a 'world first' 360 degree scanning with an airborne phased array radar.

Defence Minister Robert Hill said the airborne test of the radar, carried out by the combined Boeing and Defence Materiel Organisation AEW&C project team based in the USA, lasted more than three hours and operated trouble-free.

"This is a fantastic achievement for the project team. One of the unique features of this radar is that it can scan through 360 degrees with no moving parts, where other phased array systems can only scan through 240 degrees," Senator Hill said.

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