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Chinese active electronically scanned radar system From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Type 346 radar (NATO/OSD Dragon Eye) is a naval S band[1] active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar developed in the People's Republic of China by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology. It has been an integral component of Chinese naval air defense systems since entering service in 2004[2] with the Type 052C destroyer,[3] the first Chinese warships with area air defence capability.[4]
![]() The Type 346 radar antennas with their convex covering panels on the superstructure of a Type 052C destroyer. | |
Country of origin | China |
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Type | Air search |
Frequency | S band |
Range | 400 km (Type 346A)[1] |
The Type 346 was developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology[nb 1] Further development may have been assisted by the examination of foreign technology; the Type 051C destroyers used 30N6EI Tombstone phased-array Flap Lid antennae from Russia, and in 2004 a prototype C band active phased-array radar and its design package were purchased from the Kvant Design Bureau of Ukraine.[6]
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