Designing and supplying novel antenna and radome solutions for airborne applications

ERA is applying its antenna design experience to airborne antenna systems which have unique design requirements associated with the hostile environment in which they operate.

Our work in airborne systems ranges from research and development into antenna and radome technologies for integration onto future manned and unmanned air vehicles, through to the supply of custom communications and radar products within Europe and to the US.

Our activities include:
	Research into novel antenna configurations for future aircraft systems, including both array and reflector-based tracking antennas for communications and radar applications
	Supply of production antenna systems, ranging from high power EW antennas through to fire control radar slot array antennas
	Design of low observable antennas and radomes

Ongoing R&D activities include:
	Participation in the UK Future Offensive Air System (FOAS) programme
	UK MoD research programmes into the RCS of antennas
	Development of novel integrated ceramic antennas
	Demonstration of low profile aeronautical satellite communications terminal technology
	Study of future millimetrewave satellite communications and datalink technologies