IAF – news n discussion Sept2005

Jcage@BR:

DATE:17/05/05
> SOURCE:Flight International
> Sensor advance
>
> The Indian air force will later this year accept its
> first combined synthetic aperture radar
> (SAR)/electro-optical sensor pod from Israeli industry
> under a $150 million deal. To equip the air force’s
> MiG-27 strike aircraft, the sensor mates Elta’s
> EL/M-2060P SAR sensor and an optical system provided
> by Elop.

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The EL/M-2060 is based on Synthetic Aperture Radar/Ground Moving Target Indication (SAR/ GMTI) technology to allow all-weather acquisition of stationary and moving targets. Targets acquired by the RTP are delivered either to the aircraft’s onboard weapon systems or transferred to aircraft in the same network via a network-centric ‘smart’ datalink.

p.s. the Mirages are also going to get these, originally they were supposed to be first recipient.