S.Korea’s Hanwha, Leonardo Partner for Advanced Radar Export

South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Co. and Italian firm Leonardo S.p.A have teamed up to cooperate on the export of an advanced radar system.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two firms commits them to work on developing an integrated solution that combines Hanwha's active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar antenna devices with Leonardo's signal processing and power supply units, local media reported citing Hanwha.

AESA radar system, dubbed "the eyes of the aircraft," is under development by Hanwha and is designed to detect and track multiple targets with more advanced and efficient components.

The collaboration will also help them further expand their product lineups and further advance into the Italian and other foreign markets, it said.

Leonardo, headquartered in Rome, specializes in aerospace, defense and security. It develops and provides air platform solutions for rotary wing and fixed wing as well as radar and avionics devices for aircraft.