PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems

Tam

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What appears to be a LD-JP radar exported to Turkmenistan (comparison with the same viewed in CASIC23 factory), and caught in GE 11/4/2018 in an Ashgabat suburb garrison. This radar is sold with the FD-2000 system. Might be a first.

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rambo54

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Chinese copy of 64N6 "Big Bird" Radar probably intended to support HQ-9 sites

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Tam

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For some reason, some images on the PDF taken from Chinese media are in a jpg file that cannot be uploaded on this forums, with other forums. I have to do a roundabout way of posting the image. This is posted by LKJ86 at the CDF, Via @中部战区发布 from Weibo.

This appears to be the HQ-9B's engagement radar, and this is different from the previous model.


This was a picture back in 2018 posted by pir3cd at the CDF for comparison.

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Tam

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Chinese copy of 64N6 "Big Bird" Radar probably intended to support HQ-9 sites

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I don't think this is a copy. I think its the 64N6 Big Bird itself. The PLA should have a few of them around from previous purchases.
 

Tam

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Thanks, you have very sharp eyes :)

As a note, spaced feed PESA is a design that is common if not standard with SAM engagement radars. This include the MPQ-53 radar for the Patriot, the Tombstone and Flaplid radars for the S-300 system, the engagement radar for the HQ-16. Only recently are these missile families transitioning to AESA radars. The 'Big Bird' radar on the previous page is a spaced feed PESA that works on a reflecting principle rather than refracting.
 
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