The U.S. Navy is ordering an AESA radar system for the newly upgraded MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter from Italy's Leonardo-Finmeccanica in Rome. Under a contract issued by the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., the company is to deliver five AESA radar units for test and evaluation. The contract contains an option to buy a larger quantity of the radars for use in real operations aboard the MQ.-8C Fire Scout. The Osprey radar uses electronic beam technology to scan from high in the sky to detect threats beyond the range of standard ship-based sensors in all environmental conditions, when visibility is extremely poor. It features flat-panel technology for installation within the mould line of the helicopter rather than having to use an underslung belly-pod. The MQ-8C Fire Scout autonomous unmanned helicopter is to be integrated with U.S. Navy littoral combat ships. The Navy is to be provided with the two-panel version of the Osprey radar, which will provide a 240-degree instantaneous field of view and a range of digital modes, including weather detection and air-to-air targeting.
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机译：美国海军正在为意大利罗马的莱昂纳多-芬马克卡尼卡（Leonardo-Finmeccanica）的新升级的MQ-8C Fire Scout无人直升机订购AESA雷达系统。根据海军航空系统司令部在马里兰州Patuxent River海军航空站发布的合同，该公司将交付5台AESA雷达单元进行测试和评估。该合同包含购买MQ.-8C Fire Scout上的大量雷达以用于实际操作的选项。鱼鹰雷达使用电子束技术从高空扫描，以在可见性极差的所有环境条件下检测超出标准船载传感器范围的威胁。它采用了平板技术，可安装在直升机的造型线内，而不必使用下悬式肚兜。 MQ-8C Fire Scout自主无人直升机将与美国海军沿海作战舰艇集成。海军将配备两面板版本的鱼鹰雷达，它将提供240度的即时视野和一系列数字模式，包括天气检测和空对空瞄准。
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