SMART-L

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SMART-L
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SMART-L onboard F221 Hessen a Sachsen class frigate
Country of origin Netherlands
Manufacturer Thales Nederland
F220 Hamburg of the German Navy with SMART-L radar F 220 Fregatte Hamburg.jpg
F220 Hamburg of the German Navy with SMART-L radar

SMART-L (Signaal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Tracking, L band ) [1] is a long-range naval search radar introduced in 2002 by Thales Nederland, formerly Hollandse Signaalapparaten (Signaal).

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Design

The digital antenna array has 24 elements; all are used for reception, while 16 are used for creating virtual receiver beams through digital beamforming. The beams' vertical elevation, and compensation for ship movement, is done electronically. [1] Horizontal training is done by mechanically rotating the entire array.[ citation needed ]

As designed, SMART-L has a maximum range of 400 km (220  nmi ) against patrol aircraft, and 65 km (35 nmi) against stealthy missiles. [2] A software upgrade, Extended Long Range (ELR) Mode, extends the maximum range for the detection of ballistic missiles to over 2000 km, [3] since 2018 all four Zeven Provincien class Frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been equipped with the update. [4]

On the 25th of September 2017, as part of the exercise Formidable Shield 2017 the SMART-L MM radar system mounted on the test tower at the Thales premises in Hengelo, detected and tracked a ballistic missile launched from the Hebrides in Scotland at an average range of more than 1500 km without difficulties.[ citation needed ] The Thales SMART-L Multi Mission radar in Hengelo detected the target as soon as it appeared over the horizon and maintained a stable track for more than 300 seconds. The track quality was sufficient to enable Launch On Remote by BMD-capable naval ships. [5]

Variants

Specifications

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Ship class / LocationOperator(s)VariantTotal units
De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg  Royal Netherlands Navy SMART-L MM/N4
Sachsen-class frigate Naval Ensign of Germany.svg  Deutsche Marine SMART-L3
Type 45 destroyer Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy S1850M 6
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy S1850M2
Horizon-class frigate Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy / Naval Ensign of Italy.svg  Italian Navy S1850M2 / 2
Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg  Republic of Korea Navy SMART-L1
Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg  Royal Danish Navy SMART-L3
Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.svg  Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force SMART-L MM/F2
Swedish Air Defence & ControlNaval Ensign of Sweden.svg  Swedish Air Force SMART-L MM/F [8] TBD
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See also

References

  1. 1 2 "SMART-L Radar". www.Radartutorial.eu. Retrieved 24 Oct 2011.
  2. ↑ "SMART-L 3D Long range surveillance radar". Thales. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 24 Oct 2011.
  3. ↑ Jack Oosthoek (12 August 2016). "Amerika prijst Nederlandse 'raketoverste'". Materieelgezien (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
  4. ↑ "SMART-L MM". Thales Nederland. Retrieved 11 Mar 2018.
  5. ↑ "SMART-L MM". Thales Nederland. Retrieved 11 Mar 2018.
  6. ↑ "SMART-L For Smart Defense?" Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Jack Oosthoek (19 December 2017). "SMART-radar 'nieuwe stijl' is binnen". Materieelgezien (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
  8. ↑ "Thales supplies Sweden with SMART-L Multi Mission long-range radars to reinforce air surveillance capabilities". Army Recognition. 6 July 2023.

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