SeaGuardian to include AESA capability
Seaspray 7500E V2 radar will be integrated in the centreline radar pod on maritime ISR platform.
The MQ-9B SeaGuardian MALE UAV from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is to be equipped with the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 AESA maritime radar.
Using an open mission systems approach, the X-band Seaspray will be integrated into the centreline radar pod on SeaGuardian to enable persistent maritime ISR.
SeaGuardian already features a Lynx multi-mode maritime surface search radar with inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging, an AIS receiver and an HD full-motion video sensor equipped with EO and IR cameras.
This sensor suite, augmented by automatic track correlation and anomaly-detection algorithms, enables real-time detection and identification of surface vessels over thousands of square nautical miles.
Seaspray ‘greatly enhances the capabilities of the MQ-9B and builds on the already close working partnership between GA-ASI and Leonardo’, the Italian company noted in an 18 January statement. ‘Earlier this year GA-ASI announced the completion of initial integration work of Leonardo’s SAGE electronic surveillance unit onto the SeaGuardian, equipping the aircraft with the ability to gather intelligence information on maritime and land-based radar emitters over a wide area.’
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