ADASI's Garmoosha UAV displayed at IDEX 2023. (Janes/Akshara Parakala)
Edge Group subsidiary ADASI signed a contract with Türkiye's Meteksan Defence to integrate its Milsar synthetic aperture radar (SAR) onto the Garmoosha light unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025 held in Abu Dhabi from 17 to 21 February.
The Garmoosha is a light helicopter UAV developed to undertake intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. With a top speed of 150 km/h and an endurance of eight hours, the Garmoosha can carry an approximate 120 kg payload that includes L3 Harris Wescam's MX-10 and MX-15 electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems.
The Milsar is designed with an SAR mode and a moving target indicator (MTI) radar mode. SAR is an all-weather, day and night radar that provides high-resolution imagery at stand-off ranges, classification of targets, and ground mapping, while the MTI radar mode functions to remove unwanted signals and uses low pulse repetition frequency (LPRF) to reduce range ambiguities and undertake detection and tracking. The two modes combine to make the system capable of tracking objects moving at high and low speeds and in adverse weather and low-visibility conditions. Milsar can be used in Stripmap and Spotlight SAR modes for creation of all-weather high-resolution images at extended ranges. Stripmap is used for wide area surveillance and provides real-time ground mapping and radar imaging. Spotlight mode is devised for change detection and identification and classification of objects.
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