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AIR-TO-AIR RADAR [12 records]

Record 1 2021-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

An airspace of defined dimensions within which air-to-air refuelling takes place under radar service.

OBS

air-to-air refuelling area; AARA: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • air-to-air refueling area

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

zone de ravitaillement en vol; AARA : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
CONT

One of the most widely-used maritime medium-range surface-to-air missiles is the Raytheon RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, derived from the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air weapon. The Sparrows have semi-active radar guidance, but the surface-launched RIM-7 has folded wings and its tail-fins are clipped to enable it to fit inside launch canisters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
CONT

L'un des missiles surface-air à moyenne portée les plus répandus est le Raytheon Rim-7 Sea Sparrow dérivé de l'Aim-7 Sparrow air-air. Le guidage de ces deux missiles est de type radar semi-actif. La version surface-air Rim-7 est dotée d'une voilure escamotable et ses ailettes arrière sont rognées-pour pouvoir se loger dans le conteneur-lanceur.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
CONT

One of the most widely-used maritime medium-range surface-to-air missiles is the Raytheon RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, derived from the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air weapon. The Sparrows have semi-active radar guidance, but the surface-launched RIM-7 has folded wings and its tail-fins are clipped to enable it to fit inside launch canisters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
CONT

L'un des missiles surface-air à moyenne portée les plus répandus est le Raytheon Rim-7 Sea Sparrow dérivé de l'Aim-7 Sparrow air-air. Le guidage de ces deux missiles est de type radar semi-actif. La version surface-air Rim-7 est dotée d'une voilure escamotable et ses ailettes arrière sont rognées-pour pouvoir se loger dans le conteneur-lanceur.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
CONT

One of the most widely-used maritime medium-range surface-to-air missiles is the Raytheon RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, derived from the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air weapon. The Sparrows have semi-active radar guidance, but the surface-launched RIM-7 has folded wings and its tail-fins are clipped to enable it to fit inside launch canisters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
CONT

L'un des missiles surface-air à moyenne portée les plus répandus est le Raytheon Rim-7 Sea Sparrow dérivé de l'Aim-7 Sparrow air-air. Le guidage de ces deux missiles est de type radar semi-actif. La version surface-air Rim-7 est dotée d'une voilure escamotable et ses ailettes arrière sont rognées-pour pouvoir se loger dans le conteneur-lanceur.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

An airborne radar that searches for, acquires, and tracks a target to provide data needed for control of an air-to-air guided missile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

A rearward facing radar which allows fire-control for "over-the-shoulder" radar-guided air-to-air missile engagement.

OBS

over-the-shoulder radar: term to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • over the shoulder radar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

Radar orienté vers l'arrière permettant le contrôle du tir au cours d'un engagement par missile radar de queue air-air.

OBS

radar de queue : terme d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Key term(s)
  • over the shoulder radar

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

... the F/A-18 uses the same radar for air-to-air target acquisition and tracking, as well as air-to-ground Doppler beam sharpened target mapping.

Key term(s)
  • air to air target acquisition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
CONT

The F-151 is believed to have provisions for the Rafael Python 3 air-to-air missile, an Elisra threat-warning system and the Elta EL/L8202 radar jamming pod.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
CONT

Il sera sans doute armé de missiles air-air Raphael Python 3 et équipé d'un système d'alarme Elsra et d'une nacelle de brouillage radar Elta- El/L8202.

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

It will also have a new radar, with an air-to-air range of up to 400 kilometres, and the ability to track fifteen targets and engage six simultaneously.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
CONT

II sera doté d'un nouveau radar de 400 km de portée air-air, capable de tenir en poursuite quinze objectifs et d'en engager six, simultanément.

Spanish

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Record 10 1993-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
OBS

Sparrow : A Navy air-to-air guided missile having a speed of over 1500(miles)(2400 kilometers) per hour, guided to its target by a radar beam transmitted by the launching airplane; several models exist, designated Sparrow I, Sparrow II, and Sparrow III.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

Sparrow : La portée dépasse maintenant couramment la dizaine de kilomètres, et atteint même 22 km sur la dernière version du «Sparrow» américain.

Spanish

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Record 11 1982-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The initial phase of the contract covers design, development and flight test of a Programmable Signal Processor(PSP) and Dual Mode Transmitter(DMT). This will provide the [F-16's] APG-66 [fire control radar] with new air-to-air capability to utilize more effectively the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile(AMRAAM), as well as enhance Electronic Counter-Countermeasures(ECCM) and air-to-surface aspects of the radar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

La première phase des travaux couvre la conception, le développement et les essais en vol d'un processeur de signaux programmable (...) et d'un émetteur double mode (...)

Spanish

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Record 12 1981-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Flexibility is [great] since in addition to all the air-to-air modes of the APG-63 [radar], plus track-while-scan and raid assessment(only just being retrofitted to F-15s), the APG-65 has a wide variety of air-to-ground and surface search modes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

[L'APG-65] possède tous les modes air-air de l'APG-63, plus le mode de poursuite sur informations discontinues et le mode d'évaluation des raids (que la version 63 reçoit tout juste en rattrapage (...)

Spanish

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