MN Wasif

Janes — Bulgarian company Sint Tech JSC (Joint Stock Company) has revealed to Janes its HADES Non-Linear Radar Guided Universal Defence System, which has an innovative non-linear harmonic radar system for aerial target detection and munition guidance.

Janes — 21 December 2020 by Kelvin Wong & Naqi Wasif Fresh details of the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF's) Aster 30 SAMP/T (Sol-Air Moyenne Portée/Terrestre) self-propelled medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system emerged during a demonstration of the service's enhanced Island Air Defence (IAD) system at the western Lim Chu Kang Camp II on 17 December.

Janes — 28 September 2020 by Naqi Wasif Chinese state-owned television revealed on 27 September that since early 2020 the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has been deploying a new surface-to-air missile (SAM) with at least some of its HQ-17A road-mobile short-range air-defence (SHORAD) systems. A PLAGF HQ-17A 6×6 SHORAD system firing what appears to be a new SAM that has reportedly been in service since early 2020.

Janes — This webinar explores trends in the burgeoning ground-based air defence (GBAD) market, with a focus on theatre and strategic-level GBAD. Our Janes experts explain growth in the radar market, technological drivers in the C2 market, and expanding requirements all round. This is a 10 minute extract available for download.

Janes — China is rapidly enhancing its air-defence capabilities with an eye on addressing the proliferation of Western-made fifth-generation combat aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region. Wasif Naqi and Kelvin Wong examine the mix of indigenous and imported surface-to-air missiles and radar systems that have been fielded by the People’s Liberation Army

Janes — The contract award for Singapore marks the first FMS sale of the AN/TPQ-53 counter-fire target acquisition radar system outside the United States, writes MN Wasif and Kelvin Wong .

Janes — The contest to provide a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the world's F-16 fleets looks set to be repeated on a smaller scale as F/A-18C/D Hornet operators consider their options to keep their aircraft's capabilities viable. Raytheon's earlier APG-79 as carried by the Super Hornet. At present there are no funded projects looking for this capability, but amongst the eight countries operating F/A-18 A-D Hornets, a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP), including an AESA upgrade, may be a cost-effective measure instead of going for new fighters, particularly Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia and Switzerland, which have all put off replacing their Hornets for various reasons.

Janes International Defence Review — Selex ES is set to modernise three RAT 31DL radar systems in service with Turkey. he systems had formed part of operations within the erstwhile NATO Air Defence Ground Environment (NADGE) air defence network and are now being upgraded as part of the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS) programme, which will extend their life cycle. The contract was let by the NATO support agency (NSPA) and valued at about EUR12 million (USD16.2 million).