AM-350S

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AM-350S
Country of originFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Designer NRTC
Blue Surge
IntroducedNovember 2024
Type Early-warning radar
Frequency S band
RPM6rpm (10 seconds refresh rate)
Range350 km (220 mi)
Altitude60,000 ft (18,000 m)
Azimuth 360 degrees
Elevation-6 degrees
20 degrees
Power>400 Watts

The AM-350S is a Pakistani S-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) 3-dimensional air search radar developed jointly by NRTC and Blue Surge. [1] [2] [3]

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Overview

The AM-350S was revealed to the public during the 2024 IDEAS expo in Karachi based on the Hino 500 truck. It is a gallium nitride (GaN)-based active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar with digital beamforming capabilities with a surveillance range of 350km and has a 360° FOV and flexible elevation features, enabling it to monitor altitudes of up to 60,000 feet. [4]

It has resilient anti-jamming capabilities with frequency hopping, vector control, and side-lobe suppression. Being an AESA-based system, the AM-350S can leverage its multiple TRMs to emit in different or unique frequencies in one pulse, making it more difficult for an enemy ECM systems to single out a particular frequency for jamming. [4]

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References

  1. Khattak, Arsalan (21 November 2024). "Pakistan Unveils Long-Range Air Surveillance Radar at IDEAS 2024". ProPakistani.
  2. "3-D radar of wide range of 350 km introduced in Ideas 2024". Abb Takk news.
  3. "Pakistan introduces 'game-changer' AM350S radar system". Lahore Mirror. 25 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "NRTC AM-350S Long-Range 3D Air Surveillance Radar". Quwa.org. 23 November 2024.