Outside of C band these three are most likely. X and S band are a given. L band is an interesting choice but also obvious enough why given PLAN pattern of using L band radars.
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Outside of C band these three are most likely. X and S band are a given. L band is an interesting choice but also obvious enough why given PLAN pattern of using L band radars.
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For future reference, the proper chemical formula for Gallium Oxide should be Ga2O3. GaO would be chemically unstable.
Gallium Oxide is said to the be the superior to GaN. Replacing GaN generation of AESA.
Chinese GaN based AESA radars started proliferating the in the mid 2010s. GaO > GaN > GaA for individual radar units.
It's what Chinese radar engineers can do with multistatic radars and the software behind that which present as one solution to defeating stealth at long ranges and guiding weapons to take out stealth aircraft at long ranges.
Just call it GaOx
Just in: China is testing next-gen giant GaO naval radar, working in L+S+X band, with incredible T/R power. Two additional electric generators are equipped for the radar in the test. Many suggest the radar has comparable capacity to land-based AN/FPS-115 PAVE PAWS.
Can see two containers (likely electric generators or capacitors) behind the radar.
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Just see the bottom half of the pic, there are several very deep VLS !?
No wonder many are saying it also showcases a super VLS type with 1m radius, 12m depth. Only got it until I looked in the pic very carefully.
The radar & VLS are currently installed on vessel 856.
See the large pic:
The pic was from CCTV, which was released a week ago. It wasn't noticed until some fanboys looked into it in every detail days later.
Vessel 856 is a naval weapon test vessel, aka type 910.
More introduction about the ship:
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How do you know its GaO? How do you know its band? People are saying this but I haven't actually seen a source for it other than hearsay.
Is this a joke? Has this person seen PAVE PAWS? Frankly from here this radar doesn't even look bigger than the existing panels on the Type 055.Many suggest the radar has comparable capacity to land-based AN/FPS-115 PAVE PAWS.
Then why did you write your post as if the contents were confirmed or confident?
At best all we can see is the test ship has a previously unseen before radar array. Unless there are credible rumours about its details, we should not be spreading unknown information. Also this radar is not necessarily related to 055 so it shouldn't be posted here.
Weapons on these ships are mainly designed for naval ABM/AHM R&D purposes. (anti ballistic/hypersonic missiles)
One ship of its former type 909 class, 毕昇舰, is known for its trials of HHQ-19.
So speculations don't come from fantasy, there's a clue.
I can't list all the sources I have here. But considering the current capability we saw from 055 & some Chinese papers, these speculations for the next-gen are some good guesses, though apparently not confirmed yet.
If there are credible individuals conveying rumours that is one thing.
If it is random people, chatter, or yourself making informed guesses, that is something else but you shouldn't be writing about it in such a confident manner. Just because lots of people think something or there is "chatter" does not mean there is credibility.
Please use more careful wording in future unless there are more credible indicators/rumours.
This has been a pattern in the way you have posted, and it is important to choose words carefully to accurately convey the base of rumours.
sure, but not sure how we know its Gallium Oxide just from the photo.
They are developing this capability, but we are still far away from knowing they actually have it or when it enters service.