Armor
Early Warning Radar
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Basic Information
Name
Armor
Designation
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Alternate Designation
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Equipment Type
Early Warning Radar
Manufacturer
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Date of Introduction
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Description
Armor is an early warning, instrumentation, and tracking radar designed for measuring the trajectory of ballistic missiles. Operating in the C-band (5.4–5.9 GHz), also known as the G-band by NATO, it features a large instantaneous bandwidth and a monopulse antenna with a 10-meter Cassegrain reflector. Its transmitter utilizes a wideband traveling wave tube (TWT) driver stage and a high-power klystron final stage, delivering a peak power of 2 MW. Two Armor radar sets, each weighing 47 metric tons, are installed on the French research vessel Monge (A 601).
Ground Specifications
Range
6000.0 km
Technical Characteristics
frequency
5.4 … 5.9 GHz (C band)
pulse repetition frequency (PRF)
0.5 … 100 µs
peak power
2 MW
instrumented range
6 000 km
accuracy
1 m
beamwidth
0.37°
Details
Category
Air Defense Radars
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Sources
radartutorial.eu: https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/01.oth/karte037.en.html
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
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Width
10 m
Height
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Weight
47000 kg
Operators (1)
France
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