RBE2
RBE2-AA AESA | |
| Country of origin | France |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Thales Group |
| Designer | Thomson-CSF Dassault Électronique |
| Introduced | RBE2: 2000 RBE2-AA: 2012 |
| Type | RBE2: PESA RBE2-AA: GaAs AESA RBE2-XG: GaN AESA |
| Frequency | X-band |
The RBE2 (Radar à Balayage Electronique 2 plans) is a multirole radar developed during the 1990s for the Dassault Rafale, a French combat aircraft. The original RBE2 is a passive electronically scanned array. This has since been developed into the RBE2-AA, an active electronically scanned array.