ˈæktɪv ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪkli skˈænd ɚɹˈeɪ ˈiːsə ɹˈeɪdɑːɹz ɑːɹ flˈæt plˈeɪts ðæt kæn skˈæn ˌʌp tə sˈɪksti dᵻɡɹˈiːz ɪn ˌɛni dᵻɹˈɛkʃən fɹʌm dᵻɹˈɛktli ɐhˈɛd ʌv ðˌɛm.
Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars are flat plates that can scan up to sixty degrees in any direction from directly ahead of them.