BAE Systems for Doppler Rad
European Antennas supply antennas to BAE Systems for Doppler Radar project
18 February 2008
BAE Systems has developed a Continuous Wave (CW) Doppler system which incorporates state-of-the-art technology and a system architecture that uses commercial components to provide improvements in operation, simplifying logistics support and minimizing life cycle costs. BAE Systems was awarded the $2 million contract to provide this system to the UK Aberporth Test and Evaluation Range, operated by QinetiQ on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence.
BAE Systems commissioned European Antennas Ltd to develop a series of high specification flat panel antenna as part of the receive and transmit antenna system for the CW Doppler Radar system.
Each half of the system contains sixteen directional antennas, model FPA29-105V/1246, each with 28dBi gain.
The system has been delivered and installation completed for their client. Nigel Jones of QinetiQ iX, MOD Aberporth, reports that "QinetiQ are extremely pleased with the new CW Doppler radar system that BAE Systems have delivered and believe that the DRX-41320 offers the
“The quality of the delivered product in conjunction with the level of spares, documentation and training delivered by the contractor should enable QinetiQ to offer a more flexible tracking system on their Ranges and elsewhere in support of customer tracking trials. The system utilisation of this extended service is expected to be far higher than that of the previous system."
ABOUT BAE SYSTEMS
BAE Systems is the premier global defence and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With 96,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £15 billion (US $27 billion) in 2006*.
ABOUT EUROPEAN ANTENNAS
European Antennas Ltd is a specialist in building antennas within 250MHz and 40GHz and will undertake antenna development projects. Modelling software predicts antenna specification and prototypes are tested at the company’s on-site near anechoic test chamber to ensure specifications are met. Based in the , design, production and administration are carried out at a single facility. European Antennas has ISO 9001 certification and is part of Cobham plc.
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