PRODUCTS: Shipboard Radomes

ESSCO designs and manufactures shipboard radomes using a variety of reinforcements, matrices and core types, which we choose based on the specific application. We can design these radomes to meet all kinds of specifications, including low radar cross section (RCS) requirements and frequency-selective surface (FSS) technology.

Applications
ESSCO shipboard radomes are used in naval radar applications, high-data-rate communications systems, gun fire control systems, satellite communications, and weather radar and telemetry applications.

Construction and Materials
Our shipboard radomes are made from a variety of reinforcements, including fiberglass, quartz, graphite and Kevlar®, along with matrices such as polyester, epoxies and cyanate ester. We also use core materials such as honeycomb and foams (e.g., polyisocyanate and thermo-formable cores).

Depending on the application, these parts are oven-cured at temperatures up to 400ºF or in autoclaves, which require high-pressure cures at high temperatures. Other materials are also available for special applications. Regardless of the application, we can select the right combination of reinforcement and matrix to meet your requirements.

Electromagnetic Performance
These radomes have excellent electromagnetic performance for their specific application, providing up to 98% transmission efficiency depending upon frequency.

We have developed sophisticated electromagnetic simulation capabilities that allow us to analyze the radome and the complex interaction of the enclosed antenna with the radome's electrically thick wall. Our in-house codes can properly simulate the overall far-field radiation pattern of the antenna and radome as a coupled system. This allows for high-fidelity simulations of the far-field patterns, gain, boresight errors and other factors related to the use of the radome with the selected antenna system.

Standard Sizes
We can size our shipboard radomes for each customer's specific application. Please contact us to discuss your requirements, and we will provide the properly sized radome to meet your needs.

Typical Shipboard Radome Specifications
Each of our shipboard radomes is different and requirements vary greatly. Please contact us to discuss your specific shipboard application.

Various ESSCO radomes: gun fire control, multiband shipboard SATCOM applications	14-ft. (4.3m) dia shipboard wideband SATCOM radome
8-ft. (2.4m) dia shipboard SATCOM radome	5-ft. (1.5m) dia shipboard Tactical Communications DataLink radome
6-ft. (1.8m) radome for AN/SPQ-9B radar