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18 May 2023
by Olivia Savage
Poland’s KAI FA-50 light attack aircraft ordered in 2022 will be equipped with the PhantomStrike radar, with deliveries expected by 2025. (KAI)
Poland’s FA-50 Fighting Eagle aircraft – manufactured by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) – will be equipped with Raytheon’s PhantomStrike radar, a Raytheon spokesperson confirmed to Janes on 17 May.
The PhantomStrike active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar is a compact platform designed for light attack aircraft, rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and stationary platforms.
The radar “configured for KAI comes in under 150 pounds, or approximately 68 kg, inclusive of the array, [a processor called] Chirp, the power conditioning unit, and cabling. This is about half the weight of modern fire-control AESA radars and is significantly smaller. Designing the system to be air-cooled versus liquid-cooled allowed us to significantly reduce overall weight”, the spokesperson said. They were unable to divulge further technical details about the system.
In 2022, Poland ordered 48 FA-50s for USD3 billion to augment the country’s fleet of 48 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50+ Fighting Falcons.
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