Has there been any news about Fulmar 500?
even on Aselsan web page for Fulmar 500 there is an Akıncı picture Since Akıncı now has Murad option
My first guess would be Frontal Murad AESA was prefered instead of a under belly Fulmar 500 and under belly section is left for heavy ammunition indeed forntal AESA has its obvious advantages for Akıncı.
FULMAR 500-A
LONG RANGE AIRBORNE MARITIME SURVEILLANCE RADAR
System Description
• Operating Frequency: X-Band
• Instrumented Rang : > 200NM
• Weather Mode : > 320NM
• Under-the-Belly Integration
• Fast Platform Integration with Modular Design
• Continuous 360° Rotation in Azimuth
• Air Cooled Design
• Optional IFF Integration
Technical Specifications
• Agile Beam Steering
• Digital Beamforming
• High Resolution 3D Radar
• Air to Air and Air to Ground Tasks
• High Resolution Stripmap and Spotlight Sar Imaging
• Sea Search and Isar Imaging
• Graceful Degradation within AESA Antenna
• Extended Detection/Tracking Ranges and High Target Count
• Small Target and Short Range Modes
• Weather Detection Mode
• Indigenous Radar Algorithms
• Target Classification and Identification
• Network-Centric Data Integration with Battle Management Systems
• Reliable and Accurate Tracking of Angularly Seperated Targets
• Effective Interference Suppression by Multi Channel Receiver Architecture
https://www.aselsan.com/en/defence/product/3328/fulmar-500a