The MOD and Lockheed Martin UK, as the prime contractor for Crowsnest, have selected Thales as the chosen bidder to provide the radar and mission system at the heart of the Crowsnest capability.Here.
The Crowsnest project will act as the Royal Navy’s eyes and ears for its next generation carriers, giving long-range air, maritime and land detection, as well as the capability to track potential threats. Crowsnest will also be able to support wider fleet and land operations, replacing the Sea King Mk 7 Airborne Surveillance and Control capability, which has been operational since 1982.
A helicopter based AWACS? This smacks of desperation. As an interim solution, it was a stroke of genius to put a radar on a Sea King to see them through. I'm by no means an aviation guy but using a helicopter means you're flying lower, not as far and cutting reaction time.
The Brits better hope those new Destroyers are as good as they think....they're going to have to operate so far in front of the carriers that they're definitely gonna be targeted by every missile in the first wave.
NOTE: Think Defence Blog posted a pic of the winning proposal in the comments section.
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