Since the dawn of radar nearly a century ago, the image of a radar system has been synonymous with a massive, rotating antenna dish. While these mechanical systems have served the aviation and defense industries remarkably well, they come with certain practical challenges in a modern, high-speed environment.
Bram Faes, Research and Technology Manager, shares insights into Intersoft Electronics’ latest innovations, including the NORA® non-rotating antenna and the modular ASR-M® Airport Surveillance Radar.
NORA® is transforming radar by replacing traditional rotating antennas with electronically scanned technology, reducing maintenance costs and improving efficiency. Discover how NORA® is shaping the future of air traffic surveillance.
L-IESA® NR-IFF is the L-band Integrated Electronic Scanning Array, developed for ship-board IFF. It’s a modular, non-rotating IFF system that can be wrapped-around a mast of a frigate, as such leaving the top positions available for other CNS systems. L-IESA® NR-IFF incorporates smart beam concepts for electronic levelling of rolling ship movements.
Midlife Upgrade projects address obsolescence and new requirements due to changing airspace environments. Intersoft Electronics has been performing MLU projects on a wide range of ASR and Long Range Radar systems, both civil and military, since the early 2000s. The modular Next Generation System Platform (NGSP®) with its patented processing algorithms is the technological core of each midlife upgrade. The Non-Rotating Array (NORA®) can complement any MLU with its most innovative radar antenna technologies.
Non-rotating arrays, also known as Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESAs), have traditionally been associated with costly military radar systems. Intersoft Electronics is developing similar non-rotating array technologies aimed at offering advanced capabilities found in military systems to both military and…
