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Horizon

Airborne Radar
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Basic Information
Name
Horizon
Designation
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Airborne Radar
Manufacturer
Date of Introduction
Description

The Horizon (Hélicoptère d’Observation Radar et d’Investigation sur Zone) is an X-band airborne battlefield surveillance and target designation radar system with an instrumented range of 150 km. Designed for deployment on the Aerospatiale Super Puma helicopter, it can operate autonomously or be remotely controlled from a ground station. The system comprises three internal units—transceiver, processor, and control—and an external, wide, flat antenna that deploys vertically for mechanical rotation during flight and folds backward under the helicopter tail for landing. Development of the Horizon radar, a more economical version of the mid-1980s Orchidée battlefield radar, began in 1992, with deliveries to the French Army commencing in the summer of 1996.

Air & Air Defense Specifications
Range 150.0 km
Technical Characteristics
frequency X band
instrumented range 150 km
Details
Category Airborne Radars
Air > Airborne Radars
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
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