Falcon
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: Falcon
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | C-Band |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | |
| pulsewidth (τ): | |
| receiving time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 55 kW |
| average power: | 1.5 kW |
| instrumented range: | 100 NM (≙ 185 km) |
| range resolution: | 85 m |
| accuracy: | 20 m; 0.2º |
| beamwidth: | 1.25º |
| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | 6 or 12 rpm |
| MTBCF: | 100 hrs |
| MTTR: | |
Falcon
Falcon (Frequency Agile Low COverage Netted) was operating in C-Band low-level coastal surveillance radar system.
The transmitter uses a single-stage, high-gain traveling wave tube.
It is a development from the 1980s. About 50 systems were delivered to 5 various countries. It was delivered to former Yugoslavia also but declared as “demilitarized” because of international sanctions in 1985. Because of this demilitarization, the radar had only a reduced choice of transmitting frequencies. It was therefore easy to disable by using active jamming.
The radar proved to be very unreliable and turned out to be a fiasco for both user and producer.