Airborne jamming system
defeats German air defence radar
HENSOLDT's
'Kalaetron Attack' has proven its effectiveness in flight tests against air
defence radars of various types. Photo: HENSOLDT.
STRIKE & AIR COMBAT
|
10 FEBRUARY 2023
By: Robert
Dougherty
German
defence company, Hensoldt has successfully defeated several air defence radars
with its Kalaetron Attack jamming system.
The
demonstrator system was tested onboard a PC-12 turboprop aircraft in extended
flight tests at Augsburg Airport in Germany on February 8.
Hensoldt
spectrum dominance and airborne solutions division head Christoph Ruffner said
the jamming system proved it can detect the latest air defence radars in flight
and interfere with them through precisely directed jamming signals.
“Neutralising
enemy air defence radars is an essential prerequisite for the deployment of own
air forces on the modern battlefield,” he said.
“Our flight
tests proved that Kalaetron Attack can combat ground-based threats to our air
force and protect aircrews.”
The jamming
system uses a fully digitalised, broadband sensor and an electronically controllable
jammer. It has also successfully cleared laboratory and ground tests as well as
shown the ability to engage multiple targets with various jamming techniques.
It is being marketed as a
self-protection and signal reconnaissance system for the German Armed Forces,
Eurofighter onboard escort jammer and land or ship-based opportunities.
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