Japan-UK: Joint development of high-performance sensor for next-generation fighter aircraft
Japan-UK governments:
February 15 Signed an agreement to jointly develop a sensor system for the next fighter aircraft.
Next Generation RF (Radio Frequency) Sensor System:
Japan and the UK will jointly develop a sensor system for the next fighter aircraft of both countries.
-JAGUAR: Japan and Great Britain Universal Advanced RF system-
Traditional radar system:
A single thin beam is directed in different directions at regular intervals, and the search proceeds in sequence.
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency:
This joint research can instantly search a wide area by forming a large number of received beams at the same time.
Such radar system technology for aircraft is not practically used in other countries.
You can greatly improve the ability of fighters to search for enemies.
Yahoo! News
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/takahashikosuke/20220216-00282303
UK and Japan to work together on world-leading fighter jet sensor
Partners will acquire cutting-edge sensor technology to detect lethal threats
75 UK jobs to be created, including 40 engineering jobs in Scotland
Part of UK’s Combat Air Strategy, backed by £2 billion of funding during the next four years
The universal radio frequency sensor technology, known as “JAGUAR”,
could enable the Armed Forces to better detect future threats from air, land and sea, quickly and accurately locating targets
and denying surveillance technology operated by our adversaries.With joint work on the project scheduled to start in April, JAGUAR
is expected to create 75 jobs across the UK, including 40 highly skilled engineering jobs at Leonardo’s Edinburgh site.
Designing, building and evaluating the JAGUAR system
will take around five years, involving input from Leonardo UK and Japanese industry.
Two demonstrators will be built within the project, one in each country, with the work and learning shared to maximise national expertise.
Chair and CEO Leonardo UK,
Norman Bone said:As the UK’s combat air electronics champion and a founding member of Tempest,
we’re keen to work with our international allies where their industry has similarly advanced capabilities, bringing together the best of both partners.
Japan has a strong and growing combat air industry which is a natural fit for Leonardo.
Under JAGUAR, our highly-skilled scientists and engineers based across the UK
will work with their Japanese counterparts to advance technology that will benefit both of our nation’s future combat air endeavours.
– GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-japan-to-work-together-on-world-leading-fighter-jet-sensor