Airborne surveillance and airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft provide an invaluable force multiplier, improving the combat effectiveness of other assets, and thereby helping smaller air forces to meet some of the challenges posed by the numerical superiority of People's Republic of China's air arms. Most traditional AEW&C and AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft also provide some capability to monitor the maritime environment, and can provide warning of possible enemy ballistic missile attacks, making missile defence systems more effective. Some newer AEW aircraft, like Saab's innovative GlobalEye swing role surveillance system (SRSS), have a more robust multi-role capability, using electro-optical (EO) sensors and a dedicated surface search radar in addition to the primary airborne surveillance radar sensor. In the case of the GlobalEye, the Erieye ER AESA radar, mounted in a 'skibox' radome above the fuselage, is augmented by a FLIR Systems Star Safire 380HD EO/IR turret and an under-fuselage Leonardo Seaspray 7500E radar. The GlobalEye's multiple sensors allow it to detect and track stealthy airborne targets and small maritime targets, including jetskis and rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs).
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机译:机载监视和机载预警与控制(AEW&C)飞机提供了无与伦比的力量乘数,提高了其他资产的战斗力,从而帮助规模较小的空军应对了中华人民共和国空军数量优势所带来的一些挑战。大多数传统的AEW&C和AWACS(机载预警和控制系统)飞机还提供了一些监视海洋环境的功能,并且可以对可能的敌方弹道导弹袭击提供预警,从而使导弹防御系统更加有效。萨博(Saab)创新的GlobalEye摆动角色监视系统(SRSS)等一些新型的预警机,除了主要的机载监视雷达传感器之外,还使用电光(EO)传感器和专用的地面搜索雷达,具有更强大的多角色能力。对于GlobalEye,Erieye ER AESA雷达安装在机身上方的“滑雪板”天线罩中,并配有FLIR Systems Star Safire 380HD EO / IR炮塔和机身下方的Leonardo Seaspray 7500E雷达。 GlobalEye的多个传感器使它能够检测和跟踪隐身的空中目标和小型海上目标,包括水上摩托艇和硬壳充气船(RHIB)。
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