Missile Seeker Systems / SPECTARIS Seeker Systems / Active RF Air-to-Air Seekers
An active RF seeker subsystem family for beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles, combining long-range target acquisition, agile antenna options and electronic counter-countermeasures.
Artillerie Inrichtingen Armaments BV presents SPECTARIS ARH-AA, an active RF seeker subsystem family developed for beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile programmes and long-range target acquisition.
The family supports high-agility operation in demanding environments up to the hypersonic regime. A high-agility gimballed antenna or an electronically scanned array antenna can be selected according to the operational requirement and missile architecture.
The active RF architecture is intended to support target search, acquisition and tracking for terminal missile guidance without relying on continuous external illumination. The seeker combines an RF front end, antenna assembly, signal processing and target-tracking electronics with the required missile guidance interfaces.
Final acquisition and tracking performance depends on antenna architecture, waveform implementation, target characteristics, engagement geometry, environment, radome performance, missile dynamics and programme qualification.
SPECTARIS ARH-AA can be configured with a high-agility gimballed antenna or an electronically scanned array antenna, depending on operational needs and the available missile volume, power, cooling and processing architecture.
The selected configuration, field of regard, scan performance and physical interfaces are programme-specific. No single antenna option or geometry should therefore be assumed for every application.
The published system profile supports operation under high agility and demanding environmental conditions up to the hypersonic regime. Mechanical structure, electronics, radome and antenna control are tailored to the qualified missile flight envelope.
Environmental limits, vibration, shock, temperature, acceleration and aerodynamic-heating requirements are established during the missile integration and qualification programme.
Electronic counter-countermeasures support seeker operation in contested electromagnetic environments. The architecture is also positioned for engagement of small and agile air targets.
Specific ECCM techniques, waveforms, frequencies, processing parameters and performance values are controlled programme information and are not stated on this public product page.
Integration covers the seeker-to-missile mechanical envelope, radome, electrical power, databus, guidance and autopilot interfaces, software, thermal management and electromagnetic compatibility. Carriage and launch integration additionally requires qualification with the selected airborne platform.
The published platform scope includes fighters, stealth aircraft and fifth-generation UAVs. Final compatibility is determined through the contracted missile, aircraft, carriage, separation, launch and airworthiness programme.
| Designation | SPECTARIS ARH-AA |
|---|---|
| Product code | AIA-SKR-ARHAA-MK1 |
| Product family | SPECTARIS Seeker Systems |
| System class | Active RF seeker subsystem for beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles |
| Seeker mode | Active RF |
| Published acquisition class | Long-range target acquisition |
| Antenna options | High-agility gimballed antenna or electronically scanned array antenna |
| Electronic protection | ECCM capability |
| Published target characteristic | Small and agile targets |
| Published environmental profile | High agility and demanding environments up to the hypersonic regime |
| Published platform scope | Air platforms including fighters, stealth aircraft and fifth-generation UAVs |
| Illustrated finish | Aerospace-grey active RF seeker configuration |
Published specifications are subject to change and stated tolerances are +/-10%. Dimensions, mass, frequency band, scan geometry, interfaces and performance values are programme-specific and established through the contracted missile and platform qualification.
Artillerie Inrichtingen Armaments BV supports European and North American customers with programme coordination, seeker and missile integration, airborne-platform interfaces, qualification, training, lifecycle support and licensed manufacturing in the Netherlands, subject to the agreed industrial, contractual and regulatory framework.
Contact Artillerie Inrichtingen Armaments BV for antenna-architecture selection, missile-interface assessment, airborne-platform integration, qualification and programme information.
Product availability, seeker configuration, antenna architecture, spectrum use, target performance, environmental limits, missile and platform compatibility and delivery are subject to contract, final engineering, spectrum coordination, electromagnetic compatibility, missile-safety, carriage, separation, launch and airworthiness qualification, applicable export controls, publication clearance and end-user approvals. Images and descriptions are indicative and may show representative or optional equipment.
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