Digital Receiver Exciter Recorder modernizes US Navy early warning fleet's radar capabilities after successful flight trials in Syracuse.

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have completed testing of the Digital Receiver Exciter Recorder (DREXR) upgrade for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft. When deployed, DREXR will improve the US Navy’s (USN's) ability to deal with threats “in contested and auste

Lockheed Martin hat gemeinsam mit Northrop Grumman die Flugerprobung eines wichtigen System-Updates für das Frühwarnflugzeug E-2D Advanced Hawkeye abgeschlossen. Kern ist das neue Drexr-System (Digital Receiver Exciter Recorder). Es ersetzt bisherige Komponenten der Radarsteuerung durch eine kompakte Einheit und ermöglicht leistungsfähigere Signalverarbeitung. Im Test wurden unter anderem Breitband-Sende- und Empfangsfunktionen sowie softwaredefinierte Radarwellenformen validiert.

Despite its age, carrier-based radar aircraft remains essential to fleet operations and have even inspired a Chinese clone.

Aviation News – Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with Northrop Grumman, has successfully completed critical flight testing for the Digital Receiver Exciter Recorder (DREXR) upgrade on the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. This modernization effort significantly bolsters the Navy's ability to detect and counter sophisticated threats within highly contested maritime environments. The flight tests represent a major milestone in the ongoing evolution of the Carrier Strike Group’s primary airborne early warning platform.