Imagery Exploitation.

The article reports that Eurofighter Typhoon partner nations are investigating exploiting an enhanced synthetic aperture radar capability to provide submetric-resolution air-to-surface targeting data, and identification, at ranges in excess of 50 minutes. An improved SAR mode for the ECR-90/Captor radar will be introduced in the Tranche 2 standard for the aircraft. A priority for Tranche 2 irrespective of British government-industry politicking over final inking of the production contract is to quickly introduce and expand the Typhoon's latent air-to-surface capability. The deal, covering 236 aircraft, is now likely to be signed by Germany, Italy, Spain and Great Britain by November.