Wednesday, June 22, 2011

SELEX Galileo: New AESA radar contracts

HC-130HSELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a contract by Worldwide Aeros Corporation, a US prime contractor for aerostat vehicles, to deliver its Seaspray 7500E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.

The Seaspray radar will equip an Aeros ground-surveillance tethered aerostat balloon operated by the Republic of Korea Army, marking SELEX Galileo’s expansion into the rapidly growing aerostat market segment.

Tethered aerostat balloons meet the need for 24 hour persistent surveillance in conflict areas, regions of cross-border tension and for general border security.

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