British Immigration focuses on British Political News: According to the China Defense Science and Technology Information Network, British company Selex ES unveiled the UNIMAST, a vessel mast integrated with multifunctional detectors, at the 2013 UK Defense Exhibition.
UNIMAST can integrate ground-air target protection and tracking, communication, identification friend or foe systems, and electronic warfare capabilities into a single management system controlled low radar cross-section (stealth) structure. The components of this structure include a multifunctional three-coordinate active electronically scanned array radar, a mode 5 and below phased array identification friend or foe system, electro-optical systems, communication components (including tactical data links), and electronic warfare systems, which can be reconfigured according to different vessel types.
Traditionally, military masts have added and replaced subsystems over time and as needs change, which can lead to mutual interference and suboptimal system performance. UNIMAST has significant advantages in comparison. In UNIMAST, the field of view of each detector is unobstructed, and the systems do not interfere with each other when operating simultaneously, all controlled by a universal management system.
Mariani, General Manager of Selex ES's Land and Naval Division, believes that UNIMAST will bring a tremendous transformation to the combat capabilities of traditional vessels, changing the way multiple subsystems that may affect each other are installed and operated. Selex ES has comprehensive R&D experience in all relevant areas, allowing for the integration of systems while ensuring optimal performance.
