Air
Tactical Air Defense Radar
Air
Tactical Air Defense Radar
A generally-accepted definition for “Air Defense” is “all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action.”
In practical terms, these measures include purpose-specific weapon systems (ground-based, airborne and shipborne), the sensor systems that support these weapon systems, the command and control resources used to employ and manage the air-defense effort, as well as some passive resources. All of these measures are employed to protect the national airspace, vital infrastructureand, high-value installations and military forces. Missile defense is a more recent aspect of air defense.
The objective of the over-all air-defense effort is to detect and identify hostile aerial targets (fixed and rotary wing aircraft, UAS, missiles, rockets, etc.), and engage these targets and destroy them before they can inflict damage.
In addition to the over-all air-defense effort, deployed military forces and forces operating on the battlefield, at sea or in out-of-area situations require their own air-defense capabilities.
Ground-Based Air-Defense (GBAD) efforts may be divided into the following categories:
GBAD systems can also constitute a deterrent, as in some cases they can threaten the enemy’s airspace, thereby deterring the enemy forces from using this airspace for offensive purposes.
Today’s air-defense system category includes an extensive variety of surveillance systems, weapon systems, Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence (C4I) systems and integrated systems.
Tactical air-defense radars are required in order to support anti-aircraft systems, provide medium-range surveillance for air-defense layouts and support C3I and ATC systems and various point and area air-defense applications.
ACS presents TACADER Tactical Air Defense Radar.
TACADER is a state-of-the-art, solid-state, L-band medium-range tactical radar for air-defense applications. It can detect fighter aircraft, helicopters, ultralight aircraft, and UAVs.
TACADER differentiates between fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft and classifies helicopters according to their rotor characteristics. It provides automatic target detection and accurate range, azimuth and elevation angle measurements.
TACADER may be used as a tactical radar in the context of a local air-defense system; in conjunction with a surface-to-air weapon system (e.g. MANPADS); as a gap-filler radar constituting an element in comprehensive C3I systems and as a support radar for ATC (Air Traffic Control) systems.
TACADER operates efficiently even in high-clutter environments
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