Developing Fighter Radar, LIG Nex1 Compacting Array

LIG Nex1 blocks of TRMs from phase C (left) and phase D (right), with a business card for scale. The phase C block is deeper.
Credit: Bradley Perrett/AW&ST
BEIJING—LIG Nex1 is this year beginning a fourth phase in its effort to develop an advanced fighter radar, aiming at reducing the size of transmission and reception units so it can squeeze more power into the nose of a combat aircraft. As with the third phase, the work will be based on gallium...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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