GPUs Transform AESA Radar Performance, Saab and Nvidia Studies Suggest

Saab Giraffe radar in Paris.

A Saab Giraffe 1X radar in Paris.

Credit: Saab
LONDON–Graphic processing units (GPU), which have transformed the world of computer gaming, could boost the output performance of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, a collaboration between Saab and GPU producer Nvidia has revealed. The proof-of-concept study, undertaken during mid...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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