Powerful Naval Electronic Warfare System Uses Beam Technology to Shoot Down Missiles

Описание: Scorpius-N is a powerful state-of-the-art long-distance RF Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) system for naval vessels. Scorpius-N effectively intercepts, analyzes, locates, tracks and jams a wide variety of airborne, shipborne and shore-based systems including fire control radars, search radars, AEW sensors, SAR and missile seekers.

The system is based on advanced and innovative technology featuring Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) with Gallium-Nitride (GaN) Solid State Amplifiers (SSA). The novel design provides exceptional receiver sensitivity and Effective Radiated Power (ERP) transmission, far exceeding those of legacy EW solutions. The enhanced sensitivity and ERP enable Scorpius-N to detect, distort and degrade enemy radars even through their side lobes, greatly increasing the system's jamming effectiveness.

The AESA technology allows for narrow, simultaneous multi-beam operation. Multi-beam forming provides unprecedented sensitivity and the ability to target multiple threats individually. The system can detect very low signals and simultaneously jam numerous emitters over its entire frequency range while covering a wide geographic sector and displays an Electronic Order of Battle (EOB). The system is driven by a pre-programmed Mission Data File (MDF) and can operate automatically.

Scorpius-N comprises four conformally-mounted panels on the central mast. The system minimizes the contribution to the vessel's Radar Cross-Section (RCS) by means of the small size of the AESA array, its conformal installation, and the use of a single aperture for all ESM and ECM functions. The system operates independently or networked with other vessels, providing enhanced ESM and ECM capabilities.