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ACIG Exclusives
Chapter 20 : Israel |
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| As usual, the Israeli exhibitors were present at Aero India 2005 in full strength, through a dedicated Israeli National pavilion. A range of newer products were revealed. | |
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Elta revealed their latest debutant, the EL/M-2052 AESA radar at Aero India. Despite the high profile, the rather inadequate exhibit of the model in a mere corridor facing wall space left the radar, shockingly, mostly unnoticed. A prototype set has been fabricated and is being installed on a fighter for testing. If successful, this radar could kill just about every other set in the world, in terms of exportability and capability. As expected, a ridiculously high tracking capability of 64 targets, is given. In the air-to-sea mode, the radar is supposed to acquire and track surface targets up to 160 nm away. There are over 1500 T/R modules in this antenna aperture - I know because I counted! |
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Aeronautics Defense Systems presents another debutant - the Dominator (A-701) UAV. This one is another Rutan Long-EZ design with a 160 hp Lycoming pusher propeller. The 8x8 m UAV has an MTOW of 800 kg. |
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A beautiful (and no doubt, expensive) exhibit of Elisra's internal EW systems. The kit consists of passive (RWR) and active (SPJ) subsystems. |
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The IAI-Gulfstream G-200 and Gulfstream G-5 Special Electronic Mission Aircraft (SEMA). Armed bizjets always make for an interesting setup. The G-5 configuration uses the EL/I-3001 Elint system. Looks somewhat cramped inside despite the size of the G-5. |
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ITALD (ADM-141C) autonomous turbojet decoy with a standoff range of 160 nm. The flight profile including the speed (Mach 0.4 to 0.8) and altitude ( 500-30,000 ft ) are programmable. The ITALD, combat proven in the wars against Iraq, is just 92 inches long and weighs 380 lbs. Onboard sensors include GPS and a radar altimeter for terrain following. |
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Runway Attack Munition (RAM) containing 34x 11 kg submunitions, weighing 1000 lbs in total. |
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The Sky Sheild is an offensive air-to-ground jammer system for use in SEAD. The Emitters seem to cover a 360º sphere. Like the EL/M-2052, this is another decisive piece of military engineering. |
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I-View close-range tactical UAV (top) by IAI Malat. |
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Silver Arrow Hermes 450 and Hermes 180 series of UAVs. |
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The Skylark IV hand launched mini-UAV is currently under evaluation by the IDF. The payload, developed by Elbit, weighs just 0.5 to 1 kg, the whole UAV weighing just 4 kg. Powered by an electric motor, the Skylark has a 90 minute mission time. |
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Aeronautics Defense Systems's Aerostar (bottom), Aerolight (top) and Orbiter mini-UAV. The long endurance (12 hrs) Aerostar, is in service with the IDF, US Navy and Angola. |
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IMI's PB-500-A1 LGB consists of a hard-target penetration warhead and a laser guidance kit and is supposed to be similar in characteristics, to a Mk.83 GP bomb. |
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BVR Systems EHUD Autonomous ACMI in a R-60 missile body. |
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LAHAT which equips the Arjun MBT. |
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Python-5, Derby and the SPICE PGM. The Derby has been selected to arm the Indian Navy's Sea Harrier upgrade. The size of the AAM should facilitate for carriage on dual rails. The SPICE uses an INS/GPS to reach a predestinated target site and imaging plus scene matching for the terminal phase. When launched at 42,000 feet, SPICE can glide up to 60 km. An additional datalink is optional. All targeting information including the flight path and scene details are programmed into a detachable memory unit. |
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