PSTAR

Battlefield Radar

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Basic Information

Name

PSTAR

Designation

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Alternate Designation

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Equipment Type

Battlefield Radar

Manufacturer

Sanders Associates Inc.

Date of Introduction

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Description

The PSTAR (Portable Search and Target Acquisition Radar) is a man-portable L-band battlefield radar, operating between 1.22 and 1.46 GHz, originally developed as the Light/Special Division Interim Sensor (LSDIS) or AN/PPQ-2 for the U.S. Army. This compact and lightweight system provides early warning and directional orientation to assist air defense weapon system gunners in acquiring hostile aircraft, utilizing a rotating planar phased-array antenna and a sunlight-readable LCD display that can be remoted up to 100 meters. With an instrumented range of 20 km and an accuracy of ±200 meters and 2 degrees, it can be mounted on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Lockheed Martin offers an updated PSTAR-ER (Extended Range) version with an enhanced maximum range of 35 km.

Ground Specifications

Range 20.0 km

Technical Characteristics

frequency 1.22 … 1.46 GHz (L band)

peak power 1 kW

average power 50 W

instrumented range 20 km

accuracy ±200 m; 2°

antenna rotation 10 or 20 rpm

MTBCF 1 000 hrs

MTTR 15 min

Details

Country of Origin United States

Category Battlefield Surveillance and Reconnaissance Radars

Land > Radars > Battlefield Surveillance and Reconnaissance Radars

Sources

radartutorial.eu: https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/04.battle/karte023.en.html

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

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