Saab showcases fighter aircraft featuring GaN technology
Saab's Gripen programme features at 2014 Farnborough International Airshow
At the Farnborough International Airshow this week, Saab Electronic Defence Systems (EDS) is showcasing its next-generation Gripen programme, including the Gripen E aircraft, which will use GaN antenna technology in its wingtip electronic warfare systems.
Saab, which has been working on GaN technologies since 2005, is also using GaN devices in its new Giraffe active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems. The Giraffe AESA range, announced in May this year, includes three land-based systems and two naval variants in X- and S-band frequencies. The medium range 4A and long range 8A versions of Giraffe have been described by the company as the first GaN-based full 2D systems (simultaneous air-defence, air-surveillance, and weapon-locating) for 3D AESA multifunction radar.
