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Thursday, September 24, 2009

South Korea picks Israeli radar for F/A-50 fighter

T-50 Golden EagleIsrael Aerospace Industries subsidiary Elta Systems is to develop and supply a new version of its EL/M-2032 fire control radar for prototype examples of the Korea Aerospace Industries F/A-50 light attack aircraft.

The system was selected by South Korea following a lengthy competition, and the move follows KAI's earlier decision to acquire electronic warfare equipment for the developmental aircraft from Israeli supplier Elisra.

Elta says the EL/M-2032 has air-to-air, air-to-ground, and air-to-sea detection capabilities, and can perform tasks including long-range target detection and high-resolution mapping.

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