Ericsson Microwave Systems AB (Germany Contract)
Ericsson signs series production contract on the Improved Hard air defence
radar for Germany
Ericsson Microwave Systems of Sweden have signed a multi-million dollar
contract with STN Atlas Electronik in Germany for the supply of ten units of
the Improved Hard 3D air defence radar to the German Light Air Defence System
(LeFlaSys). First production unit will be completed in 2000 with final
delivery in 2002.
One unit of the Improved Hard was delivered to STN Atlas in 1996 for
integration in the MaK Wiesel 2 surveillance vehicle, and trials. Only minor
changes have since then been made on the production units, mainly concerning
the radar's clutter handling which has been further improved.
The Hard radar is in operation in the Swedish RBS 90 SAM system. Germany is
the first export country for this radar.
Improved HARD, operating on the X-band is a track-while-scan radar. More than
20 targets and five jammers can be tracked automatically. Detection range is
enhanced from 12 to 20 km compared with the original Hard radar.
Improved HARD features Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) capability. This is
due to low output peak power (30 W average), and a complex transmission
pattern. Both frequency and beam elevation are changed from pulse to pulse,
forcing an active jammer to transmit in a large bandwidth and thereby reducing
the jamming level. The radar is difficult to detect with warning receivers and
virtually impossible to attack with anti-radiation missiles.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Henrik Brehmer, Director of Information
Ericsson Microwave Systems AB
Phone +46 31 747 6537 or +46 70 547 1956
Thony Ahlander, Marketing & Sales Director, Ground Systems Division
Ericsson Microwave Systems AB
Phone +46 31 747 2146 or +46 70 525 6138
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