More intersection of radar industry and semi here
this lady is award price for
engineering development and production of the first 10-micron gold wire bonding TR component in China. says she is involved in land, sea, air & space type of radar
just looking at this page here
it mentions 18 to 50 micron diameter gold wire bonding.
This one here says they can do up to 15 micron for very fine application
So 10 micron is pretty world class.
It seems to me that thinner gold wire bonding would be important here in miniaturization.
as for why gold
Seems like it's ability to withstand harsh temperature, which is needed for weapon system