Northrop Grumman Unveils Low-Cost, Scalable AESA

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Valen radar on Northrop Grumman’s CRJ-700 flying testbed.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman has unveiled a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) that the company has designed to be produced using additive manufacturing and a more simplistic design, with the goal of cheap, rapid production. The multifunction, cooled Valen AESA went from initial design about a year...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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