![]() ![]() The program’s overall cost is pegged at 31 billion pounds ($38 billion). More than 1 billion pounds has been invested in the shipyard in advanced technology and upgraded infrastructure. The initial funding will enable the third phase of the nearly 10 billion pounds ($12.31 billion) program for the first of four Dreadnought submarines to be built at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness shipyard. HENSOLDT has been at the heart of that development process and is now leading the way in bringing the game changing AESA technology to the front line.The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded BAE Systems and Rolls Royce more than 2 billion pounds ($2.47 billion) for the Dreadnought nuclear deterrent submarine program. With the ECRS Mk0 now being delivered, and the Mk1 on order and multi-channel receiver units now in build, the road to equipping the Eurofighter Typhoon with an AESA radar has finally become a reality. The radar also forms an integral element of the Typhoon’s development roadmap, the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) programme, which sets out to ensure that the aircraft remains a viable combat platform over the coming decades. The Eurofighter Typhoon is expected to serve until at least 2060 and, as such, will undergo further capability enhancements, especially as it will be expected to operate as part of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) that is currently under development by France, Germany, and Spain.Įquipped with the new Mk1 radar-particularly in its “Step 2” variant-the Typhoon will be an ideal ‘legacy’ partner to the Next Generation Fighter, able to participate in complex operations utilizing the Air Combat Cloud as well as Remote Carrier capabilities. As an example, more than 250,000 transmit/receive modules (TRM) for the Mk1 antennas will be required over the next decade, with all these modules being produced at the company’s highly specialized Microwave Factory in Ulm, Germany.ĮuroRADAR lead and partner Leonardo will continue to supply some elements of the Mk1 radar as part of the ECRS framework, in the same way that HENSOLDT will provide components into the Mk0 and possibly the Leonardo-led Mk2 radar being developed for the UK and Italy. Germany is also expected to acquire another batch of new Eurofighter Typhoons in Tranche 5 as part of its Tornado replacement programme later this decade.įor HENSOLDT this multitude and increasing volume of E-Scan radar business means a significant ramp-up in its personnel and production capacity. Spain has a requirement for 20 new MK1-equipped Eurofighter Typhoons to replace its EF-18 Hornets under its “Halcon” project and could also retrofit some of its existing Typhoon Tranche 2/3 aircraft. The already sizeable requirement for Mk1 radars is expected to grow. ![]() These enhanced capabilities enable the implementation of new features such as electronic attack, improved target recognition, and ultra-high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (UHR-SAR) imaging. While utilizing “legacy” Mk0 components, the Mk1 introduces a new digital multi-channel receiver and transmit-receive modules (TRM) with significantly enhanced bandwidth. Full development of this sensor system was already initiated in June 2020 by the company and its Spanish partner Indra following German parliamentary approval. At the same time, the company continues to support the Typhoon’s original mechanically scanned CAPTOR-M radar.įor the new-build Quadriga aircraft and upgrades of the existing fleet, HENSOLDT will develop and produce the ECRS (Eurofighter Common Radar System) Mk1 radar. HENSOLDT supplies antennas and other components into this programme and will continue to do so with any further Mk0 sales and follow-on orders. This resulted in what is known today as CAPTOR-E, Radar 1+, or just Mk0, and has been selected for the Typhoons ordered by Kuwait and Qatar. HENSOLDT and its partners in the cross-industry EuroRADAR consortium – Leonardo in the UK and in Italy, Indra in Spain – collectively developed the first AESA radar for the Typhoon. ![]()
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