Defence Air
Airborne systems that deliver operational advantage
Our technologies deliver the precision, resilience and reliability required to support modern air operations across increasingly complex and contested environments.
High-performance connectivity from surface to sky
Airborne platforms operate in fast-moving environments where speed, precision and reliability are critical to mission success.
Filtronic develops advanced mmWave subsystems that maximise the connectivity with complex airborne systems, delivering high-bandwidth, low latency links. Whether enabling sensing, communications or electronic protection, our technologies are engineered to perform where every mission depends on confidence in every link.
Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
Delivering greater awareness through advanced sensing
RF Modules form the communications backbone of modern defence space systems, delivering secure, resilient connectivity across global operations.
Filtronic develops advanced RF subsystem technologies that enable high-performance payload architectures, supporting reliable data transmission and mission-critical, assured communications in demanding orbital environments.
Technology foundations
Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles
Supporting the next generation of autonomous operations
Uncrewed aerial systems are transforming modern defence by extending operational reach, enhancing intelligence gathering and increasing mission flexibility.
Filtronic technologies deliver highly-reliable communications, sensing and payload performance for UAV platforms operating in demanding environments.
Technology foundations
Electronic Warfare
Maintaining advantage across the electromagnetic spectrum
Electronic warfare plays a critical role in protecting airborne platforms and ensuring freedom of operation within contested electromagnetic environments.
Filtronic develops high-performance RF technologies that support advanced electronic warfare systems, helping customers achieve greater agility, resilience and operational effectiveness.
Technology foundations
Mission technologies
Solid State Power Amplifiers
Delivering efficient, high-performance RF power for demanding airborne applications.
SSPA'sFrequency Converters
Supporting precise signal translation across complex RF architectures.
Frequency ConvertersTXRX
Enabling reliable transmit and receive performance across airborne systems.
TXRXSoftware / Digital RF
Creating intelligent RF systems that adapt to evolving operational requirements.
Software and Digital RFFilters
Protecting signal integrity in complex electromagnetic environments.
FiltersSupporting defence operators and primes all over the world
Advanced capability for increasingly complex air operations
As airborne platforms become more connected, autonomous and electronically sophisticated, performance, precision and reliability are increasingly critical to mission success.
Filtronic works alongside defence organisations and prime contractors to deliver advanced high-frequency technologies that strengthen communications, enhance situational awareness and support operational advantage across today’s air platforms and the next generation of airborne defence systems.