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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Gripen fighter programme has boosted SA's radar expertise

JAS-39 GripenThe acquisition of the Saab Gripen fighter by the South African Air Force (SAAF) has further strengthened the country's expertise in the sphere of airborne radars, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) chief radar and electronic warfare systems engineer Francois Anderson said on Wednesday.

The Gripen is equipped with the Saab EDS (previously Ericsson) PS-05A radar. "We have more information on the PS-05A than on any other foreign radar ever acquired by South Africa," he stated.

The CSIR has decades of experience with radar in general and many years of experience with radars for fighter aircraft. Indeed, the Council is the designated defence evaluation and research institute for radar systems for the Department of Defence.

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