Raytheon delivers first PhantomStrike radar for Korea Aerospace Industries’ FA-50 aircraft

PhantomStrike uses Gallium Nitride technology and delivers enhanced performance through a faster, more agile digital beam, advanced target detection, and strong resistance to jamming. According to Raytheon, the system operates at nearly half the cost of a standard fire-control radar while providing superior capabilities.

“In an increasingly complex and contested battlespace, aircrew need to make informed, split-second decisions to ensure mission success,” said Dan Theisen, president of Advanced Products and Solutions at Raytheon. “Delivering the first PhantomStrike system to KAI marks a pivotal step in equipping our customers with the advanced technology needed to maintain a decisive advantage in combat.”

The radar is specifically designed for platforms with constraints in size, weight and power, including uncrewed aircraft, light-attack aircraft, fighter jets, and helicopters. Weighing about half as much as a typical active electronically scanned array radar, it offers full fire-control capability in its lightest form factor to date.

PhantomStrike is approved for export as a Direct Commercial Sale product. Earlier this year, Raytheon successfully conducted flight tests of the radar system, showing both air-to-air and air-to-ground performance, and in August, the company delivered a lab unit for integration testing with aircraft systems.

The production of PhantomStrike® is spread across Raytheon facilities in Forest, Mississippi; Tucson, Arizona; and Scotland, with additional support from Raytheon UK.