Persistent surveillance – one main focus in the show
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Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) will showcase its persistent surveillance capabilities in the Paris Air Show that has begun today.
IAI has recently delivered a multi-role persistent surveillance radar system mounted on an aerostat platform to a foreign customer.
The tethered aerostat solution enables to detect low flying and surface targets at the radar’s maximum range by mitigating curvature of the earth and terrain masking limitations
i-HLS Israel Homeland Security
The radar system, developed by ELTA Systems IAI’s group and subsidiary, is based on IAI/ELTA’s ELM-2022A multirole radar. The radar detects and automatically tracks maritime and airborne targets from small periscopes to large maritime vessels in high sea states and in high-density coastal environments.
The radar also includes a Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) mode for detection of moving targets in the designated areas. Additionally, an infrared/electro optical (EO/IR) system is installed on the aerostat and integrated with the radar, allowing enhanced identification capabilities.
The persistent single platform concept permits the customer to benefit from a multi-sensor coverage of air, sea and ground, while lowering the surveillance costs and integrating tactical target management. The system can be operated both locally and remotely, and can be deployed to different areas of interest as a primary sensor or temporary gap-filler.
The aerostat sensor system has recently passed acceptance testing and is in the final stages of delivery to the end user.
“This novel concept which allows for multi-sensor, multi-role target detection and management, will be one of the first operational multimode aerostat platforms of its kind,” said Nissim Hadas, IAI’s Corporate Vice President and ELTA Systems’ President. “It follows IAI/ELTA’s tradition of innovation and provides the customer with high performance cost- effective solutions.”
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