Waltham, MA, USA - February 04, 2015 - Electronically scanned radar, 360 view and a ramped-up range boost legendary defense system. The improvements aim to keep Patriot far ahead of 21st-century airborne threats such as growing arsenals of cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and unmanned air vehicles, or UAVs. The radar improves upon the older "space-fed" system, in which a single transmitter generates a large amount of power and pushes it through a transmitting array. The array then acts like a lens and focuses the energy into the battlefield. The AESA radar, by contrast, has multiple, individually powered transmitters behind each element of the radar - a design that allows better control of the beam and helps the radar track multiple targets simultaneously.