Airbus has adapted the DLR’s A320 Advanced Technology Research Aircraft for the Eurofighter AESA flight trials by modifying the aircraft’s nose to fit the radar.
Credit: Airbus Defense and Space
Work on a joint German and Spanish active, electronically scanned array radar for the Eurofighter is taking a leap forward with the development of an Airbus A320-based flying testbed. By year-end, Airbus Defense and Space hopes to fly the Hensoldt, Indra and Leonardo-developed Mk.1 sensor in a...
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