IDEF 2017: Turkey frigate radar prepares for live-fire
Turkey's indigenously-designed ÇAFRAD multi-function phased array radar, which will be integrated on the navy's upcoming TF-2000 anti-air warfare frigate, will go through live fire trials at sea next year.
For the testing, the Aselsan-developed radar suite will be integrated onto a vessel in 2018 for the firing of Sea Sparrow missiles. The Sea Sparrow is a radar-guided missile that provides ships with a self-defence capability against air and surface threats.
'We will illuminate a target and then fire a Sea Sparrow missile,' explained Kivanc Inan, project manager for naval radars at Aselsan.
Inan told Shephard that the company was currently
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