Thursday, November 20, 2008

EL/M-2228

EL/M-2228X SGRS

Origin
Israel

Contractor/s
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI)

Description: Elta's EL/M-2228X is a medium range surface surveillance and fire control radar developed for patrol vessel applications. It is based on fully coherent pulse Doppler, multi-mode X-band radar technology. Despite its main application is for medium and small ships serving as search and fire control radar it can be installed on larger ships adding complementary surveillance and fire control capability. Track-While-Scan (TWS) capability allows for monitoring multiple targets simultaneously.

In addition to surface targets, EL/M-2228X can conduct air search for airborne targets at ranges of up to 100 km. In surface search mode, its detection range is up to radar horizon. A fighter-sized target can be detected by EL/M-2228X at ranges of up to 50 km. The whole system including radar antenna, processing and control station stands below 700 kg.

Specifications
Weights: Max Weight 697 kg (1,537 lb)

Performance: Max Range 100,000 m (328,084 ft)

Operators

Israel

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

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