{"id":855446,"date":"2026-08-14T22:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/855446\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:24:11","slug":"uk-australia-advance-cooperation-on-aesa-radar-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/855446\/","title":{"rendered":"UK, Australia Advance Cooperation on AESA Radar Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dronefront.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsAppVideo2026-05-15at09.23.58.gif\" alt=\"The Drone Front\" width=\"1280\" height=\"539\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UK and Australia have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/uk-and-australia-boost-radar-technology-and-industry-cooperation-as-defence-minister-visits-indo-pacific-partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">agreed<\/a> to explore integrating Australian radar technology into the UK Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement of intent signed in Canberra brings together the UK Ministry of Defence, the Australian Department of Defence, British company QinetiQ, and Canberra-based CEA Technologies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative focuses on active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, which use multiple electronic beams to detect and track targets without mechanically repositioning the antenna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AESA technology can support air and missile defense, surveillance, and the simultaneous tracking of multiple threats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the proposed arrangement, CEA would provide its domestically developed radar technology, while QinetiQ would support its integration, testing, and technical assurance within the UK defense sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CEA radars are already operated by the Australian Defence Force, including aboard Anzac-class frigates and as part of land-based air defense systems.<\/p>\n<p>Indo-Pacific Defense Tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The radar agreement was signed during UK Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard\u2019s week-long visit to Australia and New Zealand, focused on defense production, supply chains, and maritime cooperation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Canberra, Pollard held talks with Australian officials on access to critical minerals and closer coordination between the two countries\u2019 defense industries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is also expected to visit the Henderson shipyard in Western Australia, a major site for work connected to the AUKUS submarine program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pollard will later travel to New Zealand for talks on maritime capabilities and visits to Devonport Naval Base, Rocket Lab, and uncrewed aircraft manufacturer SYOS Aerospace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discussions are expected to include Babcock\u2019s proposal to supply New Zealand with a version of its Type 31 frigate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; The UK and Australia have agreed to explore integrating Australian radar technology into the UK Armed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":855447,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44,3586],"class_list":["post-855446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news","tag-united-kingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}