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http://saab.com/news-and-media/2017...esa-radar-development-program-in-south-korea/SAAB SIGNS CONTRACT FOR AIRBORNE ACTIVE ELECTRICALLY SCANNED ARRAY (AESA) RADAR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN SOUTH KOREA
22 December 2017
Defence and security company Saab has received an order for support of algorithm development and evaluation for airborne AESA fighter radar. The radar development programme is led by the Korean Agency for Defence Development (ADD) and Saab will work in cooperation with ADD and its contractual partner LIG Nex1. The order value is MSEK 125.
The Republic of Korea has a long-term ambition to develop a domestic fighter aircraft, including relevant avionic equipment such as AESA radar. For Saab, the present contract is an important milestone, and shows that Saab is an important partner in the longer term for Republic of Korean authorities and industry.
“Republic of Korea is a valued partner and we are proud to be part of the airborne AESA radar development program. This further proves our position as the leading provider and partner to develop the latest fighter aircraft technology and sub systems”, says Anders Carp, head of Saab’s business area Surveillance. “One of our objectives is to partner with Republic of Korean industry and government to support the development of a domestic fighter”.
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https://www.defensenews.com/air/2015/10/25/seoul-debates-best-strategy-to-acquire-aesa-radar/Seoul Debates Best Strategy To Acquire AESA Radar
October 25, 2015
South Korean defense officials are in a quandary over how to acquire an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, a key component for the country's fighter development program code-named KF-X, following the US refusal to transfer the advanced radar technology.
South Korea had expected to learn the AESA technology for the KF-X jet through offset deals connected to its F-X III contract to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-built F-35As.
But the US government refused to transfer four of the 25 fighter technologies South Korea wanted, citing the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Those technologies concerned AESA, an electro-optical targeting pod, infrared search-and-rescue systems, and a radio frequency jammer...
...Sweden's Saab offered to develop an AESA with South Korea.
"We've done the flight test with the backend system and antenna elements," said Tom Bratt, marketing executive of Saab Electronic Defence Systems. "We're ready to go to the next phase once we have a platform available. Then we can start to make all the proper integrations."
Bratt said Saab could complete the development of the AESA system with South Korea, as the Swedish company had been engaged in a joint study on the radar with the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), which is affiliated with South Korea’s arms agency.
"Once we have a contract, it will take about two years to deliver the first system," he added...