AN/MPQ-53

1. 본문

The AN/MPQ-53 is a multifunction, phased-array radar system that is a crucial part of the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. It is designed for searching, detecting, tracking, and identifying potential threats, as well as guiding Patriot missiles and providing electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) functions.

Here's a breakdown of its key features and capabilities:

• Function: The AN/MPQ-53 is a C-band, multifunction phased array radar system. It performs target searching, detection, tracking, identification, missile guidance, and ECCM.
• Phased Array: It's a passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar. The antenna is a 2.44m diameter array with over 5,000 elements that can "deflect" the radar beam rapidly.
• Control: The radar is remotely controlled by the MSQ-104 Engagement Control Station (ECS) via a cable link.
• Target Handling: It can track more than 100 potential targets and engage up to 9 of them simultaneously.
• Range: The radar system has a range exceeding 100 kilometers (62 miles).
• Upgrades: Under the PAC-3 program, the radar was upgraded and is also known as AN/MPQ-65. The AN/MPQ-65 adds a second travelling-wave tube (TWT) giving it enhanced search, detection, and tracking abilities.
• Flexibility: It can perform various radar actions in a random sequence, making it more difficult for attackers to use electronic countermeasures (ECM) against it.
• IFF: The radar system includes an AN/TPX-46(V)7 interrogator for IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) functions, using a supplementary array.
• Other Arrays: It incorporates supplementary arrays for sidelobe cancellation and missile guidance signal reception.