Thales Naval Nederland (formerly Signaal) MW08Waters, Conrad. Seaforth World Naval Review 2017, Naval Institute Press, 2016 is a G-band

passive electronically scanned array A passive electronically scanned array (PESA), also known as passive phased array, is an antenna in which the beam of radio waves can be electronically steered to point in different directions (that is, a phased array antenna), in which all the ...

target indication

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, part of the 3D multibeam 'SMART' (Signal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Tracking) family which includes E/ F band (former

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) SMART-S/SMART-S Mk2 and D band (former

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)

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Design

MW08 transmits six 2 by 12 degree stacked beams up to 70 degrees for height finding and is capable of fully automatic detection and tracking (ADT). The radar also directs gunfire against surface targets by 3 Track-While-Scan surface windows with splash plotting capability, but does not provide up-link commands to

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in flight. In February 1996

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International Defence Review reported that the radar was no longer offered to new customers due to

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's product rationalization policy favoring MRR 3D radar developed by Thales France, formerly

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. However the policy has been quietly reversed.

Users

MW08 is installed on the following ship classes. * South Korea: 3

Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer The ''Gwanggaeto the Great''-class destroyers (), often called KDX-I, are destroyers, but are classified by some as frigates, operated by the Republic of Korea Navy. It was the first phase of ROKN's Korean Destroyer eXperimental, KDX program, in ...

, 4+2 Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin-class destroyer, 1

Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship The Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship () is a Ship class, class of landing platform helicopter (LPH) and Amphibious assault ship, amphibious assault ships operated by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). It was designed and built by Hanjin Heavy ...

* Greece: 4 Hydra class frigates, 7 Roussen Class FACM * Portugal: 3

Vasco da Gama-class frigate The ''Vasco da Gama'' class is a class of frigates of the Portuguese Navy. Named in honor of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, the ships are based on the German MEKO 200 design, and are Portugal's major surface ships. Portugal operates three ...

* Turkey: 7 Kilic class fast attack craft * Oman: 2 Qahir class corvettes * Indonesia: 4

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class corvettes

References

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