Italian Radar To Equip US Navy's Fire Scout Drones

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DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY -- Leonardo-Finmeccanica, which is successfully focusing on the market for small e-scan radars for UAVs and smaller aircraft, claims the Osprey does away with the need for bulky, rotating radars on the belly of aircraft.

Weighing 50 kilograms, the radar mounts antennas that weigh just over 11 kilograms each.