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AR327 Commander radar

IOC: 1997

AR327 Commander SL

Also Known As: T101, Type 101

Origin:United Kingdom

Contractor/s: United Technologies

Description: AR327 Commander is a S-band long-range tactical radar developed by BAE Systems to meet the British Armed Forces requirements for a Command and Control (C2) system. The Royal Air Force (RAF) introduced the Commander radar for the first time in 1997 where it is known as the Type 101 or T101 radar. Since then, the T101 has been deployed successfully in a variety of scenarios such as Arctic Circle, Central Asia, the Middle East and Iraq.

Commander SL is the latest development based on the Commander design and was introduced in 2006. It incorporates the very latest solid-state transmitters, state-of-the-art RF hardware, an advanced digital tracker and the latest commercial off the shelf (COTS) equipment.

News
German Air Force to Get Commander SL Radars under Project Ared

RAF is Set to Benefit from New and Upgraded Surveillance System

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Germany / 6

Ground-based air surveillance radars ordered by the German Air Force (6) under project Ared

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2008

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