Leonardo SDR to equip NATO AWACS fleet - Digital Battlespace
SWave SRT-800 software-defined radio. (Photo: Leonardo) A new and improved SDR from Leonardo will be installed on NATO's AWACS fleet. Boeing has chosen the new SWave SRT-800 from Leonardo as the software-defined radio (SDR) of choice for the NATO fleet of 14 E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. As a compact and lightweight SDR, the SRT-800 can equip most manned or unmanned fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, Leonardo claimed in a 14 April announcement. The AWACS fleet is one of the few military assets owned and operated by NATO, so it must maintain operational viabili...