Article Posted on : - Oct 27, 2010

TEL AVIV (BNS): Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has delivered its first multi function surveillance and threat alert radar (MF- STAR) to an undisclosed foreign customer.

The company is displaying the new radar system at the ongoing Euronaval 2010 defence and maritime exhibition in Paris.

The MF- STAR is an advanced all-weather, day and night radar capable of performing various missions simultaneously such as multiple target tracking and identification, defence munitions guidance, and more. It provides a 360 degree defence against a wide variety of airborne platforms and munitions.

The radar is the first fully digital operational naval AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar in the world, according to IAI. It has been designed for new generation military ships, including small frigates or corvettes.