SMART-L
F220 Hamburg of the German Navy with SMART-L radar
SMART-L onboard F221 Hessen a Sachsen class frigate
SMART-L (Signaal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Tracking, L band)[1] is a naval long-range search radar from Thales Nederland, formerly Hollandse Signaalapparaten (Signaal).
The passive electronically scanned array antenna has 24 elements; all are used for reception, while 16 are used for creating virtual receiver beams through digital beamforming. The beams' vertical elevation, and compensation for ship movement, is done electronically.[1] Horizontal training is done by mechanically rotating the entire array.
As designed, SMART-L has a maximum range of 400 km (220 nmi) against patrol aircraft, and 65 km (35 nmi) against stealthy missiles.[2] A software upgrade, Extended Long Range (ELR) Mode, extends the maximum range to 480 km (260 nmi). In 2006 HNLMS Tromp used the ELR Mode to track an ARAV-B missile from 150 km (81 nmi) during a US Navy ballistic missile defence exercise.[3]
Contents
1 Variants
2 Specifications
3 Users
4 See also
5 References
Variants
- SMART-L
- SMART-L EWC (Early Warning Capability)
- SMART-L GB (Ground-Based)
- S1850M
Specifications
- Antenna system:
- Dimensions; 8.4 × 4 × 4.4 m (28 × 13 × 14 ft), 7,800 kg (17,200 lb)
- Number of antenna elements: 24 (16 transceivers, 8 receivers)
- Number of beams formed: 16
- Beamwidth 2.2° horizontal, 0–70° vertical
Polarization: vertical- Frequency: D band (former L band)
- Rotational speed: 12 rpm
IFF system integrated, D band
- Maximum detection ranges:
Stealth missiles: 65 km (35 nmi)
Patrol aircraft: 400 km (220 nmi)- Ballistic missiles:1000 km after software upgrade.[4]
- Maximal numbers of tracked targets:
- Airborne: 1000
- Seaborne: 100
Users
| Ship class / Location | Operator(s) | Variant | Total units |
|---|---|---|---|
De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate | Smart-L EWC | 4 | |
Sachsen-class frigate | Smart-L | 3 | |
Type 45 destroyer | S1850M | 6 | |
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier | S1850M | 2 | |
Horizon-class frigate | S1850M | 2 / 2 | |
Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship | Smart-L | 4 | |
Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate | Smart-L | 3 | |
Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen | Smart-L EWC GB | 2 | |
Total | 26 | ||
See also
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to SMART-L. |
- Thales/BAE Systems Insyte S1850M, a SMART-L derivative.
- Selex RAN-40L
References
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^ "SMART-L 3D Long range surveillance radar". Thales. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 24 Oct 2011.
^ "Thales on track in TBMD". Thales. 8 Dec 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 24 Oct 2011.
^ "SMART-L For Smart Defense?" Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine.