International Military Radar Specialists to Gather in London to Explore Advances in Next Generation Radar Systems

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07 Sep, 2012, 08:00 GMT

LONDON, September 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

DefenceIQ's Military Radar conference (27 - 29, November, London), now in its 10th year, is set to gather international military radar specialists and key players across industry, procurement and development including the Royal Air Force, French Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy, DSTL, DRDC, Selex Galileo, Aselsan and Raytheon (http://www.militaryradarevent.com).

Military Radar will provide insight from the military radar user and operator perspective on the latest radar systems across land, air and sea domains. There will be updates on the latest developments in radar where delegates will gain a complete picture from t/r modules and low cost multi-sensors to GMTI computational linguistic methods (http://www.militaryradarevent.com).

"Military Radar provides an excellent forum to interface with worldwide operational users and radar professionals to gain better understanding of radar capability needs and emerging radar trends to meet these needs" said Arnie Victor, Director, Strategy and Business Development, Raytheon

For insight into some of the most intriguing developments in the military radar field today, DefenceIQ has published a new infographic available to download at http://www.militaryradarevent.com.

Presentations at Military Radar include:

Military:

  • Netherlands SMART-L Upgrade: Thales Long-Range Air Defence Radar: led by Lieutenant Commander Ton de Kleijn, Head of Section Sensor Technology, DMO Netherlands

Defence Research:

  • Airborne Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar Technology: led by Dr Stephen Moore, Radar Team Leader, Joint Systems Department, DSTL

Industry Leaders:

  • ASELSAN Family of Air Defense Radars and Technology Building Blocks: led by, Dr Alpay Erdoğan, Manager, Air Defense Radars Programs, Aselsan

Speakers will outline the changing requirements and technological progress in semi-conductor materials (GaN, GaAs, Si1−xGex, InP) to advances in data processing. Millimeter Wave Radar and Military Applications: Diversity Means Superiority will be the core focus for two practical workshops at the event.

Ahead of the Military Radar gathering, DefenceIQ conducted an interview with Lieutenant Commander Mark Ruston, Requirements Manager at the UK Royal Navy on how the UK Royal Navy is rehauling radar for the modern era. In this interview Lt. Cdr. Ruston discusses major developments within the radar field where British Forces are concerned, including 4G remediation and upgrades for the 997 radar on the Type-23 frigate "HMS Iron Duke". You can download the full interview at http://www.militaryradarevent.com.

The 10th Annual Military Radar is sponsored by: Aselsan and Astra Microwave Products Limited.

Notes to the editor:

  • To enquire about press registrations email defence@iqpc.co.uk
  • Bilal Azmat, tel: +44(0)207-368-9350