Europe's ambitions to develop a ground surveillance radar system to NATO Ground Surveillance programme requirements have taken a step forward with the award of a c85 million ($75 million) contract to develop a demonstrator. EADS, Dornier, FIAR, Fokker Space, Indra and Thales are partners in the Sostar-X (Stand-Off Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar) project. EADS is working with Northrop Grumman on ground architecture for AGS, and the Europeans may join the US company to create a common airborne mission system.
Source: Flight International
