| Aircraft radomes are basically the nose domes of | | | | facilities |
| aircraft behind which the radar sits and operates. | | | | Radome shop |
| Composite in structure, normally honeycomb | | | | A radome shop can work on |
| construction with inner and outer laminate surfaces. | | | | Military aircraft nose radomes enclosing radar or |
| Forward-facing aircraft antennas require two or more | | | | missile systems |
| reflections to bring a wave parallel to the axis of | | | | Airborne surveillance radomes where the radome |
| revolution to a substantial point focus. | | | | is a honeycomb structure shell with fibreglass skins. |
| Composite repairs shop | | | | The thickness of the honeycomb and the skins vary |
| Multiskilled composite technicians working in a | | | | according to electrical requirements. A steel lay-up |
| composite repairs shop need to have | | | | tool with uniform wall thickness is used to achieve |
| Specialist low dielectric loss materials expertise, | | | | specific requirements like a thermal expansion |
| low dielectric loss being low loss of energy in a | | | | coefficient as close as possible to that of the |
| dielectric material through conduction, slow polarization | | | | composite. Minimized weight, optimal thermal transfer |
| currents, and other dissipative measures. A dielectric | | | | and uniform temperature distribution are |
| material is a substance that is a poor conductor of | | | | requirements. |
| electricity, but an efficient supporter of electrostatic | | | | Wide band ECM and EW radomes, radomes |
| fields. | | | | which are electromagnetic windows protecting the |
| Thermoset & Thermoplastic skills | | | | enclosed antennas from environmental conditions |
| CAD structural modelling capability and software | | | | without affecting their electrical characteristics. |
| Knowledge of resin transfer moulding for radome | | | | Helicopter Radomes with electrostatic discharge |
| applications | | | | and electromagnetic interference (EMI) coatings. |
| Prepreg, compression and contact moulding | | | | |