The YLC-2 radar (domestic designation: LLQ303, formerly known as 385) is a three-dimensional main guidance and surveillance

radar Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), direction ( azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is a radiodetermination method used to detect and track ...

developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology. In the mid-2000s, an improved version labeled YLC-2A was deployed to the PLA. Equipped with a new Giga-flops

digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor chip, with its architecture optimized for the operational needs of digital signal processing. DSPs are fabricated on metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) integrated circuit chips. ...

, it is capable of Digital

Moving Target Indication Moving target indication (MTI) is a mode of operation of a radar to discriminate a target against the clutter. It describes a variety of techniques used for finding moving objects, like an aircraft, and filter out unmoving ones, like hills or tree ...

(DMTI) and

Constant false alarm rate Constant false alarm rate (CFAR) detection is a common form of adaptive algorithm used in radar systems to detect target returns against a background of noise, clutter and interference. Principle In the radar receiver, the returning echoes are ...

(CFAR) processing. An S-band variation called YLC-2U with similar capabilities was also developed for SAM guidance. Both of these advanced YLC-2 radars have been specifically designed to counter stealth fighters such as F-22, with a claimed range of up to 200km even in heavy ECM environment.

Specifications

* L - band * Power Output: 5.5 KW * Peak Power: 85 KW * Detection range: >500km * Accuracy: range 200m * Azimuth: 360⁰ * Height: <500 m(R: <200km); 750 m(R: 300km) * Resolution range: <100m * Elevation 0.5⁰ - +20⁰ * MTI improvement factor: 44dB * Antenna aperture: 7m x 9m * Antenna sidelobe level: -35dB * Other features: ** Phased array system and pencil beam scan technology ** Wide band low sidelobe planar array antenna ** Monopulse angle measurement ** Frequency diversity ** Distributed high power solid-state transmitter ** Advanced programmable digital signal processing

Operators

* :Primary User * :YLC-18 radar * : YLC-18 * :

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

sold unknown number of YLC-2V and YLC-18 radars to

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

in 2014.

References

External links

NRIET

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