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MULTI-MODE SURVEILLANCE Osprey multi-mode surveillance radar provides second generation Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) surveillance capability as the primary sensor on airborne assets to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Osprey AESA radars are at a high technology readiness level (TRL) and are in production for fixed and rotary wing applications. Osprey's forerunners, the mechanically scanned (M-Scan) and first generation AESA Seaspray radars have been delivering a high performance surveillance capability to armed forces and paramilitary users for more than 45 years. Osprey brings together wide azimuth and elevation electronically scanned (E-Scan) fixed antenna(s) with a compact, state-of-the-art Processor and multichannel Receiver. KEY BENEFITS ■ Class-leading maritime surveillance capability ■ AESA-enabled small target mode (STM) ■ Very high resolution, wide swath SAR Mapping ■ Small radar cross section (RCS), low minimum detectable velocity (MDV), multi-channel moving target indication (MTI) ■ Air-to-Air surveillance, track and intercept ■ Instantaneous multiple mode interleaving ■ Difficult target detection from high altitude RADAR ■ High reliability for persistent operations ■ Flexible configuration, installation and integration ■ Multiple fixed antennas, choice of antenna sizes ■ Belly-free, obscuration-free 360° coverage ■ Open standards interfaces ■ Compact, lightweight LRUs. KEY FEATURES Osprey provides a genuine multi-domain capability, with high performance sea surveillance, notably against 'difficult targets', land surveillance with wide swath, very high resolution ground mapping, small and low speed ground target indication, high performance air-to-air surveillance, tracking and intercept. These capabilities, combined with the radar's ability to rapidly interleave modes and provide scan-independent beam steering, make Osprey ideally suited to mixed environment operations, such as in the littoral. / rn/v/flpnn ^ LOJ/\r7rTL/L/ » AIRBORNE a SPACE SYSTEMS

Osprey is a low size, weight and power (SWaP)radar system, offered with a range of antenna sizes that may include up to four fixed antennas, depending on the azimuth coverage requirement, and which leave the belly of the aircraft free for operation to and from unprepared surfaces; or for other antennas, sensors or weapon systems. Osprey is particularly well suited to unmanned air systems (UAS) operations, with very high reliability for persistent surveillance, and difficult target detection capability from high altitude, facilitating platform line of sight (LoS) communications and improved...