> AESA RBE2 Radar

ACTIVE ELECTRONICALLY
SCANNED ARRAY (AESA) RADAR
FOR OMNIROLE FIGHTER
All radar functions are performed
in the same flight:
Air Defence
• Very long detection and track ranges
• Fully automatic, sorting and ranking
of tracked targets
• Fully target tracks independent
of search volume.
Deep low-level penetration
• Automatic terrain following and
avoidance
Strike mission
• En Route update of target area
situation
• High resolution imagery modes AESA has incorporated expertise
(SAR) - Designations coming from the current RBE2 Rafale
radar, in the tradition of electronic
Sea skimming attacks
scanning array radar.
• Detection and multi-tracking The RBE2 has been in production
Active electronic scanning makes since 1997 and was combat proven in
it possible to switch radar modes multinational operations in 2001.
quickly, thereby enabling operational It can be fitted on large or medium
functions to run simultaneously. fighter aircraft.

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TECHNICAL FEATURES
>> OF THE AESA RBE2 RADAR
ACTIVE ELECTRONIC SCANNING IN THE RBE2 RADAR
REPRESENTS A MAJOR STEP IN THE EVOLUTION
OF RADAR TECHNOLOGY

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• Active electronic scanning
• Very low side and scattered lobes in
azimuth and elevation
• Very high reliability (T/R modules)

ACTIVE TRANSMIT/RECEIVER MODULES AND EXCITER/RECEIVER

• Multipole Waveforms
• Coherent X band frequency generation
• Excellent spectral purity
• Wide bandwidth
• Full monopulse
• MMIC/GaAs technologies

Imprimé en France - Ref.: G00666.2 - RBE2 AESA Radar - 03/2009 - Photos: François Robineau, Thales, Art et Tech - Design and production: i3M
PROGRAMMABLE SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND DATA PROCESSOR
• Target detection and ECCM processing
• Fully programmable
• Anti-obsolescence solutions:
open architecture – COTS components
• Tracking computation
• High resolution map generation

Thales - Aerospace Division

Electronic Combat Solutions
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