Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Zhuk

IOC: 2004

Zhuk-MSFE

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
Phazotron NIIR

Applications
Su-27
Su-27UB
Su-30MK
Su-30MKI

Family Members
Zhuk-ME
Zhuk-MFE
Zhuk-MSE

Description: The Phazotron NIIR Corporation's Zhuk is a family of advanced multifunctional multimode Doppler-pulse radars designed to provide air-to-air and air-to-surface combat modes for upgraded models of the Mig-29 Fulcrum and Su-27 Flanker aircraft families. Zhuk radars feature a maximum detection range from 110 to180 kilometers for airborne targets and 300 kilometers for sea targets. These radars can track and engage several targets simultaneously guiding sophisticated air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons. Zhuk family utilizes both steered and phased array antennas.

In the air-to-air mode, the Zhuk radar can provide guidance for the latest generation of Russian-made missiles such as R-77, R-73 and R-27 as well as detection of a wide spectrum of airborne targets including hovering helicopters. In addition, the Zhuk radar also provides weather information. In the air-to-surface mode, the radar provides a 3x3 meters resolution ground mapping and support for low-altitude navigation. In the air-to-sea mode, the radar system can detect a destroyer-sized target at ranges of 300 kilometers or a small target, such as a patrol boat, at 150 kilometers.

The Zhuk-MSFE features a phased array radar antenna and is intended for the Su-27 aircraft. It can detect airborne targets with a five square meters Radar Cross Section (RCS) at ranges of 170-180 kilometers in the forward hemisphere or 60 kilometers in the rear hemisphere while tracking 30 targets and engaging six of them simultaneously. It can track up to four ground/sea targets simultaneously. In the air-to-ground mode, the Zhuk-MSFE is capable of detecting armored formations at ranges of 30 kilometers and railway bridges at ranges of 130 kilometers. The phased array Zhuk-MSFE is the most capable version of the Zhuk family of airborne radar systems.

Specifications
Dimensions: Antenna Diameter 980 mm

Weights: Weight 305 kg (672 lb)

Performance: Max Detection Range 180 km (97 nm), Max Ground Detection Range 130 km (70 nm), Max Surface Detection Range 300 km (162 nm), Rear Hemisphere Detection Range 60 km (32 nm), Small Ground Target Detection Range 30 km (16 nm), Small Target Detection Range 150 km (81 nm)

Other: Engaged Aerial Targets 6, Tracked Aerial Targets 30, Tracked Surface Targets 4

Operators

Russia

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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