Future-proof your radar with affordable Non-Rotating technology
This whitepaper details how NORA® makes formerly expensive, military-only AESA technology cost-competitive with the mechanically rotating antennas used today, making it available for the civil market.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The fundamental difference is that NORA® uses a Non-Rotating Array (similar to advanced military AESA) to scan electronically, eliminating the need for complex, heavy mechanical components. This directly solves the problem of high lifecycle costs and frequent maintenance associated with mechanical parts like bearings, rotary joints, and motors.
No. A key design objective for Intersoft Electronics is to make NORA® available with similar initial capital costs compared to conventional mechanically rotating antenna systems. While delivering advanced electronic capabilities, NORA® significantly reduces lifecycle costs due to its virtually maintenance-free, non-rotating design.
NORA® is based on a circular array rather than the more common multi-faced planar arrays. This unique design choice results in less beam degradation when the beam is electronically scanned off the antenna boresight, allowing NORA® to maintain near-equal performance at all azimuths.
Yes. NORA® is part of Intersoft Electronics’ modular Airport Surveillance Radar concept (ASR-M). This modular approach allows NORA® to integrate with legacy, new, or third-party PSR transmitters, SSR/IFF interrogators, and antenna subsystems. This flexibility makes it an ideal final phase for service life extension or modernization programs.