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unusual facts about Active Electronically Scanned Array



Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel

On the basis of the few publicly available photographs of the RQ-170, aviation expert Bill Sweetman has assessed that the UAV is equipped with an electro-optical/infrared sensor and possibly an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar mounted in its belly fairing.

Missile defense systems of various nations

The Arrow system consists of the joint production hypersonic Arrow anti-missile interceptor, the Elta EL/M-2080 "Green Pine" early-warning AESA radar, the Tadiran Telecom "Golden Citron" ("Citron Tree") Israel Aerospace Industries "Brown Hazelnut" ("Hazelnut Tree") launch control center.


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