Kalkan ( Turkish for "shield") is a

phased array In antenna (radio), antenna theory, a phased array usually means an electronically scanned array, a computer-controlled Antenna array, array of antennas which creates a radio beam, beam of radio waves that can be electronically steered to point ...

3D search and track radar system for low and medium range air defense mission operations. It is designed and manufactured by Aselsan, a Turkish corporation that produces electronic systems for the

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; , TSK) are the armed forces, military forces of the Turkey, Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Turkish Army, Land Forces, the Turkish Navy, Naval Forces and the Turkish Air Force, Air Forces. The Chief of ...

. Kalkan is currently the main radar of the Turkish Armed Forces' mobile Air Defense Early Warning and Command Control System (HERİKKS) and Medium Altitude Air Defense Missile System

Hisar Hissar () means fort or castle in Arabic, with variants adopted into Persian (hesar, hessar) and Turkish (hisar). Hissar, Hisar and Hesar may refer to: Places Asia (South and Central) India *Hisar (city), a city in Haryana **Hisar Airport in Hi ...

, entering into service in 2008. ASELSAN introduced to the market a new version of the radar, KALKAN-II, and exhibited at International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2017. As part of the Next Generation Air Defense Early Warning Radar (KALKAN-II) Procurement Agreement signed between the Ministry of National Defense and ASELSAN in 2016, the acceptance of a total of 11 systems has been completed. The three dimensional radar systems are used as the main search radar of the Turkish Land Forces Command Air Defense Early Warning Command Control System (HERIKKS) and the Medium-Altitude Air Defense missile system ( Hisar-O).

Description

Kalkan-II is a mobile

X band The X band is the designation for a band of frequencies in the microwave radio region of the electromagnetic spectrum. In some cases, such as in communication engineering, the frequency range of the X band is set at approximately 7.0–11.2&nbs ...

3D search and track radar for point and area defense of critical military and civilian assets. KALKAN-II offers an instrumented range of 120 km and can track multiple targets accurately, adding classification and identification information to each target track. Applications * Point and area air defense of critical assets * Integration to Air Defense Missile Systems & Command Control Systems or a radar sensor in self-operating mode Features * 3D Detection and Tracking Fighters, Helicopters, Hovering Helicopters, Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), Cruise Missiles * Multiple target tracking * Classification of targets * Identification of targets with integrated Mode 5 IFF * Jammer direction finding * Remote operation with Command Control System * Transportable with its own tactical truck having power and communication subsystems Technical Specifications * Operating Frequency : X-Band * Instrumented Range : 100 / ≥ 120 km * Target Track Capacity : >60 * Azimuth Coverage : 360° * Elevation Coverage : -10° / +55°

Operators

References

{{Reflist Aselsan products Ground radars Military radars of Turkey