Source: Jane's Information Group |
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Manufacturer: Hollandse Signaalapparaten BV,
Niederlande,
SMART-S (Signaal Multibeam Acquisition Radar
for Targeting) is an all-weather 3-D target indication and
surveillance radar system intended for all types of naval vessels from
fast patrol boats upwards. Its prime application is as the main sensor
for data handling and weapon system control, and it has a very high
performance in the presence of heavy clutter and electronic
countermeasures. The equipment has been designed to cope with small
high-speed anti-ship missiles with radar cross-sections down to 0.1 m2 and approach speeds of Mach 3+, which can be either sea skimmers or
arriving from high angles of 70� or more.
The SMART system operates in F- Band (the
traditional of this frequency band name was S- Band, the
designator is SMART-S therefore), where it offers an
optimum balance between range, clutter rejection and antenna dimensions.
It provides automatic detection, track initiation and track maintenance
of both air and surface threats, with gapless coverage over a complete
hemisphere from the sea surface upwards. It incorporates anti-clutter
and electronic counter-countermeasures features such as multiple
reception beams with ultra-low sidelobes in elevation and azimuth, a
clutter analysis sensor, broadband transmission, pulse repetition
frequency and radio frequency agility per burst and a jamming analysis
sensor. SMART is designed to track 160 air targets and 40 surface
targets simultaneously. |
