SMART-S Mk2
''(Signaal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Tracking,
S band Mk2)'' is a
naval medium to long-range air and surface surveillance multibeam
passive electronically scanned array 3D radar designed by
Thales Nederland
Thales Nederland B.V. (formerly Hollandse Signaalapparaten B.V. or in short Signaal) is a subsidiary of the French multinational company Thales Group based in the Netherlands.
The firm was founded as ''NV Hazemeyer's Fabriek van Signaalapparate ...
, formerly Hollandse Signaalapparaten (Signaal). While the original SMART-S radar was only produced in small numbers, SMART-S Mk2 is very successful. Only six years after its introduction, 30 systems were sold to navies all over the world. SMART-S Mk2 radar is equipped with ''transmitter/receiver (T/R) modules
manufactured by Turkish defence company
Aselsan. The radar transmitter/receiver (T/R) modules for the radar are purchased by Thales from Aselsan.
Overview
The system has two operating modes: medium range up to at 27 RPM
and long range up to at 13.5 RPM. The radar mainly designed for light
frigates
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The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
,
corvettes
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and ships such as
Landing Platform Docks (LPD). SMART-S Mk2 is designed to support full performance of
surface to air missiles (SAM), such as the
RIM-162 ESSM
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.
*Antenna system:
**Number of beams formed: 12
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Identification friend or foe (IFF) system integrated
*Maximum detection ranges:
**
Stealth missiles:
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Patrol aircraft:
*Range accuracy: <
*Maximal numbers of tracked targets:
**Sea+Air: 500 / 700
*Cooling: Chilled water
*Fully automatic detection and tracking of air and surface targets
*Dedicated
electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) techniques
*Jammer detection and tracking
*Automatic Target Classification
Users
*
* (
MILGEM project
MILGEM project is a national warship program of the Republic of Turkey. Managed by the Turkish Navy, the project aims at developing multipurpose corvettes, frigates and destroyers that can be deployed in a range of missions, including reconnaissa ...
, license produced / assembled by
ASELSAN)
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* (Royal New Zealand Navy, SMART-S Mk2 as part of the ANZAC Frigate System Upgrade)
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* ( patrol vessel)
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* (Upgraded Mk1)
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* (Egyptian Navy)
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Gowind 2500 Egypt,
Gowind 2500 United Arab Emirates)
* (
SIGMA 9813 & SIGMA 10513 Morocco,
SIGMA 10514 LROPV/POLA Mexico)
Future users
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MILGEM Pakistan
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''Hetman Ivan Mazepa''-class corvette -
MILGEM Ukraine
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Gowind 3100 Malaysia
See also
*Thales
SMART-L, long range version in the SMART radar family.
References
{{Thales Group
Sea radars
Aselsan products
Military equipment introduced in the 2000s