Indra's radar with which NATO is reinforcing Europe's protection
Last August, the Deployable Sensor Section (DSE) of the Deployable Airborne Command and Control Centre (DACCC), which is currently deployed in Romania, began operating with Indra's Lanza LTR25 radar, one of the most advanced systems available for detecting aircraft, drones and missiles.
The DACCC/DSE's mission in this country is to support the Alliance's air surveillance activities on the southeastern flank of Europe and to improve surveillance coverage in Romania, a country that shares a border with Ukraine.
Indra's mobile radar provides the capacity to detect aerial objects with a very low reflection surface, such as drones, cruise or ballistic missiles, which may approach the airspace of an allied country.
It is a state-of-the-art early warning radar, which stands out for its digital beam shaping technology that allows it to adapt flexibly to any type of environment and threat.
In the words of the commander of the Deployable Air Command and Control Centre, General Denny Traas, as reported on the NATO Air Command website, the unit's priority is ‘to deter an attack on the Alliance and to be ready to defend when deterrence fails’.
The entry into service of Indra's radar also coincides with the deployment of Spanish F18s in Romania as part of the Enhanced Air Policing mission in which the allies are periodically relieved.
This radar is also part of the Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS), which protects European airspace and provides the necessary interoperability to carry out air defence operations.
To join this network, the LTR25 Lanza had to pass a series of NATO tests to certify its ability to detect ballistic missiles. In general, it can estimate the launch point, impact point, trajectory and intercept point, taking into account the different profiles and flight phases of a missile.
The NATINAMDS system is made up of capabilities made available to the Alliance by the allied countries, including those provided by the long-range Lanza radars operated by the Spanish Air and Space Army and other armies on the continent, which also have Lanza radars.
Indra is currently one of the world's leading radar manufacturers. In addition to supplying NATO and the Spanish Armed Forces, the company has delivered radars to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Portugal, Denmark and Lithuania in Europe.
This September, the technology company was also awarded an important contract to supply up to 15 air control radars to Poland, one of the largest contracts awarded in Europe for the supply of this type of systems, whose mission will be to optimise the approach procedures of the country's air bases, which are preparing to manage operations with state-of-the-art aircraft. Outside Europe, Indra has exported its systems to Latin America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
