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Friday, November 04, 2011

The Plane That Powers The World’s Most Advanced Long-Range Surveillance System

Astor AEW Aircraft (Sentinel R1)After seeing long-range surveillance’s effectiveness during the first Gulf War, the UK acquired Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) technology and integrated it into its all-seeing Sentinel surveillance system.

Originally developed to monitor the movements and formations of enemy armour on the battlefield, Sentinel consists of Air, Land and Support segments.

The Air segment is made up of five converted Bombardier Global Express aircraft, known as the Sentinel R1, which are outfitted with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) technologies.

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