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Indra’s Aries family is a series of modular, low probability-of-intercept, I-band naval radars designed primarily for surface and air surveillance. Frequency-modulated continuous waveform (FMCW) techniques improve the range of the Aries systems while reducing their peak power requirements. The system is centered on a double-sided antenna, pedestal, transmitter and receiver (APTR) structure which consists of an antenna array, FMCW transceiver on a pedestal mounting and a high-power amplifier unit. The Aries double-sided antenna is a single housing for separate transmission and reception antennae. A process and control unit, motor control unit, network connection unit and display unit are also integrated. Variants included configurations suitable for submarine and coastal installation, helicopter handling and early warning of aerial targets.

Indra has successfully sold Aries radars to the Spanish navy, integrating them aboard several key surface combatants and submarines. Export marketing has targeted a variety of regions including Southeast Asia, where Indonesia selected Indra’s Aries-S radar for its NAGAPASA-class submarines. Indra’s December sale of its Lanza radar to the Thai Air Force also bolsters its presence in the region, opening the door to future Aries exports in the area.

The Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is an extended-range all-weather, day and night near-precision guided munition. The SDB Increment I (SDB I) system consists of a GBU-39/B weapon with a 250-lb class warhead, BRU-61/A four-weapon smart pneumatic carriage, differential Global Positioning System (GPS ) accuracy support infrastructure, mission planning system and logistics support.

The system provides increased loadout for multiple strikes per sortie at standoff ranges, while decreasing collateral damage. It is capable of destroying high-priority fixed and stationary relocatable targets from both fighters and bombers in internal bays or on external hard points. The SDB was designed to provide pilots with a higher loadout and nearly one weapon per target for a set of 14 hard and soft targets, including command, control and communications (C3) bunkers, air defense assets, airfield targets, infrastructure targets, missiles, artillery and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA).

Derived from the AGM-114 Hellfire missile, the Brimstone is an advanced, air-launched anti-armor weapon. The missile was re-engineered to endure carriage and release from fast jet platforms. The only shared components are the external fins. The Brimstone anti-tank missile has been integrated with Britain's Harrier GR7s and GR9s, Tornado GR4s and GR4As and Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. (The U.K. has since retired its Harriers.) The missile will replace RBL 755 cluster bombs. The Brimstone may also be integrated with future F-35 Lightning II fighters in British service. The small size and light weight of Brimstone means future integration of the weapon could take place on helicopters and smaller fixed-wing aircraft such as the L159 and Hawk.

Up to three Brimstone missiles are attached to a rail launcher compatible with NATO standard aircraft hardpoints. Upon launch, the solid-rocket motor propels the missile to supersonic speeds. A very low visual and infrared signature is achieved through a short burn time and low smoke emission. There is no limit on the altitude at which it can be launched, according to MBDA officials. In RAF service, the missile is cleared for release in an envelope from 150 ft (46 m) to 45,000 ft (13,700 m).