The UK Government has confirmed plans to carry out a capability study regarding the installation of the latest and advanced Australian radar on-board the Royal Navy’s future warships.

The announcement was made by the government’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin.

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Work on the study is slated to begin early next year and will be conducted to look at the feasibility of fitting Australian defence contractor CEA Technologies’ Ceafar radar on-board navy vessels.

Ceafar is an active phased-array radar that features an innovative microwave tile-based design. It is also equipped with complete 3D multifunction capabilities.

“Ceafar is an active phased-array radar that features an innovative microwave tile-based design. It is also equipped with complete 3D multifunction capabilities.”

The combination of the microwave tile and the digital beam forming (DBF) backend offers a modular, programmable and scalable solution.

The radar can be configured to address operational, physical and cost requirements for both military and civil applications.

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It is currently in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

The partnership between the UK and Australia is expected to help bolster co-operation between the two nations.

Australian Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne said: “Australia and the UK have much that can be gained from increasing co-operation around defence industry.”

Pyne added: “Canberra’s CEA Technologies designs and manufactures advanced phased-array radars for our navy’s eight Anzac-class frigates as part of their anti-ship missile defence upgrade programme and the recently announced long-range air search radar replacement.”

In addition, the Australian Government has mandated that the entire fleet of the country’s future frigates be integrated with a CEA radar as one of its primary capabilities.