Hensoldt is Investing Millions in a New Radar Anechoic Chamber

The sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is further expanding its production capacities. A new anechoic chamber for SPEXER radars has been put into operation at the Ulm site. The total investment volume amounts to more than one million euros.

The SPEXER radar family offers high-performance surveillance radars for various ranges for automatic detection and classification of ground, sea and low-flying air targets. The SPEXER 2000 is part of the new Skyranger 30 cannon-based air defence vehicle from Rheinmetall Air Defence. It is also used in the German programs cUAS Feldlager (ASUL), qualified air defence, HoWiSM (high-energy laser for drone defence) and ‘Near and Very Short Range Air Defence System’ NNbS, among others.

The measurement of AESA (Active Electronically Scanning Array) antennas is one of the most demanding high-frequency measurement methods for radar systems. The advantage of the new anechoic chamber is the fully automated data acquisition and analysis for far-field and near-field antenna measurements. In addition, the throughput time for measuring an antenna is reduced, making the process even more efficient.

“In view of geopolitical developments, the urgency of delivering products and solutions quickly and on a large scale is clearly noticeable,” says HENSOLDT Head of Production Gregor Schwab. “By expanding our capacities and switching to series production, we will more than triple the production of our SPEXER radars over the next three years.”