
The Type 997 Artisan (Advanced Radar Target Indication Situational Awareness and Navigation) is a medium-range air and surface surveillance
phased array
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3D radar
3D radar provides for radar ranging and direction in three dimensions. In addition to range, the more common two-dimensional radar provides only azimuth for direction, whereas the 3D radar also provides elevation. Applications include weather rada ...
developed and built by
BAE Systems
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for the United Kingdom's
Royal Navy
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. It has been fitted to all 13
Type 23 frigate
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s, , , , and .
The Type 997 Artisan has a range of 200m – at 30RPM and is reportedly capable of tracking more than 900 targets at once. BAE Systems states that Artisan is capable of detecting objects as small as a tennis ball and travelling at three times the speed of sound more than 25km away, Artisan can monitor more than 900 objects simultaneously from 200 to 200,000 metres and cut through radio interference equal to 10,000 mobile phone signals. This modern radar can defend against complex
radar jamming
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.
Operators
List of countries that use or will use the Artisan:
* - Used on
NAM ''Atlântico''.
* - Used on the 10
Type 23 Frigate
The Type 23 frigate or Duke class is a class of frigates built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The ships are named after British Dukes, thus leading to the class being commonly known as the Duke class. The first Type 23, , was commission ...
and 8
Type 26 Frigate
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s, the now retired
amphibious assault ship
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, the
Amphibious transport dock
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s and , and
aircraft carrier
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s and .
* - Used on its 3
Type 23 Frigates
Type may refer to:
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acquired from
UK.
* - Will be used on a new family of light frigates and are being refit to the 6
Kang Ding-class frigate
The ''Kang Ding''-class frigate is based on the French design which were built by DCNS for Taiwan.
Background and design
As the ROC (Taiwan)'s defensive stance is aimed towards the Taiwan Strait, the ROC Navy is constantly seeking to upgrad ...
s as part of an ASW upgrade.
See also
*
S1850M radar
*
SAMPSON Sampson may refer to:
Military
* , several Royal Navy ships
* , several US Navy ships
* Sampson-class destroyer, a World War I US Navy class
* Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956
* SAMPSON, a multi-function radar ...
radar
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Naval radars
Royal Navy Radar
Phased array radar