A CUTTING-EDGE 3D radar system has been successfully installed to the Royal Navy’s future aircraft carrier at Rosyth Dockyard.
The HMS Queen Elizabeth will be capable of detecting objects as small as a tennis ball and travelling at three times the speed of sound more than 25km away, thanks to the Artisan 3D system which was successfully installed at the end of September, marking another major milestone in the preparation for sea trials.
For the first time, the system will be used to deliver air traffic management, providing the aircraft carriers with unparalleled awareness and control of the skies around them. Designed and developed by BAE Systems, it can monitor more than 800 objects simultaneously from 200 to 200,000 metres and cut through radio interference equal to 10,000 mobile phone signals.
Rear Admiral Henry Parker, defence equipment & support director of ship acquisition, said: “The addition of such an effective system, which has already proved itself on the Royal Navy’s Type 23 Frigates, will provide HMS Queen Elizabeth with first-class radar performance. The construction of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers has created and sustained thousands of UK jobs and will act as a spearhead for our naval capability for years to come.”
The new aircraft carriers will become the flagship of the Royal Navy and demand the very best radar technology to deliver uncompromising carrier strike capability anywhere in the world. The carriers will also be versatile enough to be used for operations ranging from supporting war efforts to providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
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