[Military Sub-Plane] By Friedrich Lau
Lessons learned from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict show that in modern warfare, the vulnerability of tanks and armored vehicles to precision-guided missiles, rockets and drones has been highlighted. Although these strike weapons are low cost, once they hit the target, they may cause significant losses to high-value targets, thus having a certain tactical advantage. In response to this problem, Spain's Indra Defense Electronics has launched a new active protection radar that uses advanced digital technology to protect various vehicle types, including tanks, from the increasingly diverse threats of modern conflict scenarios. The company is a global technology engineering firm serving the aerospace, defense and mobility sectors.
▲Indra's active protection radar
The new electronic scanning radar can reportedly detect, identify and track various types of incoming munitions, including anti-tank missiles, grenades and artillery shells, as well as new types of strikes that are emerging. Tested to locate the trajectory and projected impact time of the Javelin-guided missile with great precision; As well as the specific location of miniature reconnaissance drones that fly at low speeds, patrol missiles loaded with explosives waiting for targets to appear, and precision-guided weapons. It is worth mentioning that it can also detect and track new hypersonic weapons, with a small radar cross-section and greater difficulty in detection.
▲American-made switchblade cruise missile
In addition to detection efficiency, the radar can work in any extreme conditions, such as severe cold and heat, high temperature and humidity, or rain and snow, and can still provide more accurate data in the face of high clutter, false targets or strong electromagnetic interference in urban environments, where armored units are more vulnerable to attack. The radar has a highly modular design that is easy to integrate in small spaces, such as tank turrets or wheeled armored vehicle weapons stations. Its small size allows it to be mounted on almost any ground platform, and its radar signal is so small that it is difficult for enemies to detect.
▲ The Russian T-72 main battle tank destroyed in the Wudong region can be seen in many battle pictures in the Wudong region circulating on various platforms, and as the anti-tank weapons aided by the West arrive in Ukraine, a Russian T-72 tank in the battle will often encounter continuous blows from multiple anti-tank missiles. Although the tank crew will bravely and tenaciously resist and resist the attack by adding iron fences and reactive armor, it is sometimes still difficult to resist
Manuel Escalante, manager of Indra's defense division, said the birth of the radar marks Indra's ability to respond quickly and effectively to the real needs of new conflict conditions. Through the pioneering application of digital technology to the development of a new generation of defense systems, it has shown excellent performance in practical applications and is a key factor in protecting vehicles and armored vehicles from new threats.