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The RBE2 (Radar à Balayage Electronique 2 plans) is a multirole radar developed during the 1990s for the Dassault Rafale, a French combat aircraft. The original RBE2 is a passive electronically scanned array. This has since been developed into the RBE2-AA, an active electronically scanned array.

Development

Development of the RBE2 began in 1989 as a joint project between Thomson-CSF's RCM division and Dassault Electronique which merged in 1998 to form Thomson-CSF Detexis.^[1] Development was continued by Thomson-CSF's successor company, Thales Group.^[2]

The RBE2 is a passive electronically scanned array (PESA), an electronically scanned radar with a single transmitter. Flight trials of the RBE2 began in 1992 and the first production radar was delivered in May 1997.^[3]^[4]

In April 2002, the French defence procurement agency, Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA), awarded Thales Group a contract to develop an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar demonstrator based on the RBE2 radar. The resulting RBE2-AA (active array) variant has been tested on a Mirage 2000 testbed aircraft from the Flight Test Center of the DGA and then on a Rafale. While the first tests were made with US-made transmitter-receivers, the current radar features parts manufactured by Thales. The radar uses about 838 GaAs T/R modules.

In July 2004, DGA awarded a 90 million-euro contract for the development of a second a AESA radar demonstrator. Production of the RBE2-AA commenced in 2008 and entered service in 2013.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Osborn, Graeme (June 9, 1999). RBE2 Radar Gets Ahead. Flight International.
^ (June, 2002) Europe targets cockpits, sensors. Aerospace America.
^ Streetly, Martin (September 1992). "Rafale radar begins flight trials". Microwave Journal. 35: 49.
^ "Premier Radar Serie Du Rafale". Sud Ouest (in French). 6 May 1997.
^ (November 4, 2008). Flying the flag for Rafale. Flight International.
^ Lake, Jon. "Latest Standard Rafale Gains Clearance; First Indian Aircraft Flies". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2021-04-09.

External links

Thales Group: Active Electronically Scanned Array - AESA RBE2 radar

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[1] Osborn, Graeme (June 9, 1999). RBE2 Radar Gets Ahead. Flight International.

[2] (June, 2002) Europe targets cockpits, sensors. Aerospace America.

[3] Streetly, Martin (September 1992). "Rafale radar begins flight trials". Microwave Journal. 35: 49.

[4] "Premier Radar Serie Du Rafale". Sud Ouest (in French). 6 May 1997.

[5] (November 4, 2008). Flying the flag for Rafale. Flight International.

[6] Lake, Jon. "Latest Standard Rafale Gains Clearance; First Indian Aircraft Flies". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2021-04-09.

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+{{Short description|Type of radar system}}
 [[File:Thales RBE2 AESA.jpg|thumb|RBE2 AESA]]
-The '''RBE2''' (Radar à Balayage Electronique 2 plans) is a multirole [[radar]] developed during the 1990s for the [[France|French]] [[Dassault Rafale]] combat aircraft.
+The '''RBE2''' (Radar à Balayage Electronique 2 plans) is a multirole [[radar]] developed during the 1990s for the [[Dassault Rafale]], a French combat aircraft.  The original RBE2 is a [[passive electronically scanned array]]. This has since been developed into the RBE2-AA, an [[active electronically scanned array]].
+== Development ==
-While the RBE2 uses a [[passive electronically scanned array]] (PESA) the RBE2-AA radar system is an [[active electronically scanned array]] (AESA) radar system derived from the Rafale's RBE2 radar. It replaces the mechanically steered array antenna by electronically steering exerted by up to several thousand of transmit-receive modules which enable maximum performance and versatility as well as enhanced reliability. The improved RBE2-AA radar system is available since 2012 for the Rafale fighter-aircraft owned by the French Air Force, Navy and export customers.
+Development of the RBE2 began in 1989 as a joint project between [[Thomson-CSF|Thomson-CSF's]] RCM division and [[Dassault Electronique]] which merged in 1998 to form Thomson-CSF Detexis.<ref>Osborn, Graeme (June 9, 1999). RBE2 Radar Gets Ahead. Flight International.</ref>  Development was continued by Thomson-CSF's successor company, [[Thales Group]].<ref>(June, 2002) Europe targets cockpits, sensors. Aerospace America. </ref>
-In April 2002, the French weaponry procurement agency (DGA) awarded Thales a contract to develop an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar demonstrator based on the RBE2 radar system.
+The RBE2 is a [[passive electronically scanned array]] (PESA), an electronically scanned radar with a single transmitter. Flight trials of the RBE2 began in 1992 and the first production radar was delivered in May 1997.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Streetly|first=Martin|date=September 1992|title=Rafale radar begins flight trials|journal=Microwave Journal|volume=35|pages=49}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 May 1997|title=Premier Radar Serie Du Rafale|language=French|work=Sud Ouest}}</ref>
-The RBE2-AA (active array) variant has been tested on a Mystère 20, a Mirage 2000 testbed aircraft from the Flight Test Center of the DGA (Délégation Générale pour l'Armement, the French procurement agency) and then on a Rafale. While the first tests were made with US-made transmitter-receivers, the current radar features parts manufactured by Thales. The radar is using about 838 GaAs T/R modules.
+In April 2002, the French defence procurement agency, [[Direction générale de l'armement|Délégation Générale pour l'Armement]] (DGA), awarded Thales Group a contract to develop an [[active electronically scanned array]] (AESA) radar demonstrator based on the RBE2 radar. The resulting RBE2-AA (active array) variant has been tested on a [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]] testbed aircraft from the Flight Test Center of the DGA and then on a Rafale. While the first tests were made with US-made transmitter-receivers, the current radar features parts manufactured by Thales. The radar uses about 838 GaAs T/R modules.
-In July 2004, DGA awarded a 90 million-euro contract for the development of a second active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar demonstrator aimed at fielding this new technology on French Rafales beginning in 2012.
+In July 2004, DGA awarded a 90 million-euro contract for the development of a second a AESA radar demonstrator. Production of the RBE2-AA commenced in 2008 and entered service in 2013.<ref>(November 4, 2008). Flying the flag for Rafale. Flight International.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lake|first=Jon|title=Latest Standard Rafale Gains Clearance; First Indian Aircraft Flies|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2018-11-18/latest-standard-rafale-gains-clearance-first-indian-aircraft-flies|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Aviation International News|language=en}}</ref>
 ==See also==
 * [[Optronique secteur frontal]] (OSF)
+* [[Euroradar CAPTOR]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-Brochure https://www.thalesgroup.com/sites/default/files/asset/document/aesa_rbe2_5_juin_val_def_bat_ok.pdf
+==External links==
+* [https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/active-electronically-scanned-array-aesa-rbe2-radar Thales Group: Active Electronically Scanned Array - AESA RBE2 radar]
 [[Category:Aircraft radars]]
 [[Category:Military radars of France]]
+[[Category:Thales Group]]
 {{mil-aviation-stub}}