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Airbus A320 ATRA Performs Maiden Flight After E-Scan AESA Radar Modification

The Advanced Technology Research Aircraft is equipped with the nose of a Eurofighter to test the new E-Scan Mk1 AESA radar, also known as European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk1. Airbus announced that ...
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Airbus A320 ATRA Flies in IOC Configuration Ahead of Eurofighter’s AESA Radar Testing

The Advanced Technology Research Aircraft was modified with the Eurofighter’s nose to support testing of the ECRS Mk.1 AESA radar. Airbus and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have reached another ...
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Germany flies A320 testbed modified to carry Eurofighter’s ECRS Mk1 radar

Germany’s DLR aerospace research centre has completed the first flight of an Airbus A320 adapted to conduct airborne testing of an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for Eurofighter ...
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Airbus Adapts A320 For Eurofighter AESA Radar Flight Testing

DLR's Airbus A320 Advanced Technology Research Aircraft. Credit: Airbus The German aerospace center DLR is gearing up for flight trials of an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the ...