South African Radar & EW Projects

[Graugrun]

Just something new - apparently it has attracted a fair amount of interest as a easy and very cost effective way of completing various missile/EW/radar testing. The same engineer who headed this is also heading the Impundulu anti radiation missile posted in the S.A. missile thread - http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,21179.0.html

Funny, it seems it's initial testing was done on an old Hawker Hunter (painted as a Swiss machine).

He also seems to have a perchant for unusual Zulu/Xhosa project names...

An update from IHS Janes....

http://www.janes.com/article/54746/new-south-african-ew-pod-takes-first-flight

[Graugrun]

An update on the RTS 3200 development.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42848:reutech-showcasing-new-naval-radar&catid=7:Industry&Itemid=116

[Graugrun]

Another radar development - and in this case some field testing.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46284:reutech-radar-unit-an-integral-component-of-meerkat-surveillance-system&catid=87:border-security&Itemid=188

[61mech]

EW Oryx

[Graugrun]

Interesting update from DefenceWeb on the South Africa chapter of the "Old Crows/Aardvark Roost" during their "Little Crow" conference a few days ago in Simonstown. I would be keen to see more at their bigger and international EW conference later in November this year...

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47962:electronic-warfare-and-the-maritime-domain&catid=7:Industry&Itemid=116

[JFC Fuller]

Joint South African and German Directed Infrared Counter Measures system tested in an Oryx in 2006: http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/print-version/south-africangerman-joint-rampd-project-delivers-leadingedge-technology-2006-11-24

[Graugrun]

JFC Fuller - Thanks!

Now that is a very interesting article and find - I thought I was pretty up to date on our various developments and prototypes, however I did not know about this one at all!

One can only wonder as to what came of it - we have done joint development with the Germans before (more recently on joint radio development), so any further info on this project would be most welcome. I can only assume though that it did not progress much further due to lack of funding on our part/and or lack of political will on our part...?

Once again, thanks very much for this insight!

[Trident]

A400M connection perhaps?

[Graugrun]

An update on some of the passive radar development

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49827:csir-looking-to-expand-passive-radar-testing&catid=90:science-a-defence-technology&Itemid=204

[stealthflanker]

Has South Africa every try to make fighter aircraft radar ?

Seeing advanced projects like Carver got me thinking of that.

[kaiserbill]

Has South Africa every try to make fighter aircraft radar ?

Seeing advanced projects like Carver got me thinking of that.

There was some mention in Those Who Had The Power of a Project Mecanno that was to possibly produce a multimode fighter radar.
I seem to recall it lead (after Carver cancellation) to a ground based demonstrator or spin-off.