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RAC 3D „Flamingo”
Figure 1: RAC 3D „Flamingo” during the exercise ELITE 2007
The RAC alert and co-ordination 3-D radar operates in the G/H-Band which offers, within a 100 km range envelope, the best trade-off between atmospheric attenuation, transmitting power resolution and antenna size versus detection of small targets, such as those flying at very low Altitude in heavy clutter. RAC 3D employs a state-of-the-art planar phased-array and a digital pulse compression.
Tree types of the RAC radar station are in service:
- A two-shelter radar station in order to separate the radar from the combat control system for alerting the surface-to-air missiles „Stinger”, in service with the Danish Army.
- A compact radar station named „Flamingo” with the radar itself and the combat control system housed on a single shelter, is being supplied to the Austrian Army for surface-to-air missile „Mistral” alerting.
- The Austrian Air Force has acquired RAC 3D compact radars as gap fillers.
The RAC 3D alert and co-ordinating radar accomplishes the following tasks:
- warning and control for anti-aircraft guns and missiles over a range of 80 km
- detection and target identification
- air situation analysis
- Alerting of up to 12 „Mistral” or AAA units
The RAC 3D gap filler radars accomplishes the following tasks:
- Warning and control over a range of 100 km
- Detection and target identification
- Equipped with a computer and communications links two workstations interfaces with the country's air defence systems.
Specifications of the compact radar:
| mass: | 26 t | Author: Wolfgang Wieser, Austria |
| length: | 10 m | |
| breadth: | 2,5 m | |
| height: | 4,5 m | |
| height of the tower: | 13 m |
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| frequency: | G/H-Band |
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| displayed range: | 100 km |
| range resolution: | 15 m |
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| antenna rotation: | 2 or 3 seconds |
