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New RAF radar will help battlefield commanders
« on: December 02, 2008, 09:18:36 AM »
The technologically advanced Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) system has been accepted into service with the RAF, on the Sentinel R1 aircraft, it was announced today, Monday 1 December 2008.

Operating at altitudes in excess of 40,000 feet (12,200 metres), for over nine hours at a time, the system is capable of detecting and recognising moving, static and fixed targets at stand-off range. This information is transmitted in near real-time to commanders on the ground, enabling rapid tactical planning and efficient cueing of other sensor and attack systems such as Reaper and GMLRS (Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System).

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