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BAE Enhances Royal Navy Radar for Hypersonic Threats

12/1/2025

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  • BAE Systems advances Royal Navy radar at its Isle of Wight facility by developing high-power GaN technology, cognitive radar, and enhanced tracking against hypersonic threats.
  • The Royal Navy is upgrading its Type 45 destroyers, with BAE implementing radar modifications for missiles.
  • A government-backed Technology Demonstrator Programme aims to create an integrated air defense suite with modular arrays and AI-driven resource allocation to ensure sovereign access to critical technologies.