KONGSBERG has selected Echodyne’s MESA radar platform for integration with its PROTECTOR RS4 and RS6 remote weapon stations (RWS), adding radar detection and tracking capabilities to the systems for counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) applications, according to a press release from the companies.
The companies said the integration combines KONGSBERG’s weapon-station architecture and Collaborative Fire Control capabilities with Echodyne’s solid-state radar. The MESA radar provides range, range-rate, bearing and kinematic data to support detection, tracking and targeting of drone threats.
The radar is intended to stabilise and cue the PROTECTOR optical fire-control system, helping the weapon station maintain target lock and shorten the time between detection and engagement. The companies said accurate range and range-rate data can also support the use of programmable airburst munitions against drones.
The radar-equipped weapon stations can also receive threat tracks from cooperative search radars or other sensors. The local MESA radar can then refine and maintain the track for fire-control purposes, supporting a search-cue-track-engage workflow across distributed systems.
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