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FORWARD AREA ALERTING RADAR [1 record]

Record 1 2007-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

A D-band pulse doppler radar used to detect low flying aircraft and provide alerting and tentative identification to Chaparral and Vulcan fire units and Manportable Air Defense (MANPAD) teams.

OBS

The radar had a range of about 20 kilometers, contained the Mark XII Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) system, and transmitted digital data to the target alerting data display sets (TADDS) located with each Chaparral/Vulcan battalion. The FAAR section consisted of three men and one vehicle and trailer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Systèmes d'armes
OBS

Traduction littérale : Radar d'alerte de la zone d'approche.

Key term(s)
  • Radar d'alerte de la zone d'approche

Spanish

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