Byelka (radar)
N036 Byelka | |
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NIIP's Byelka AESA radar for the PAK FA on display at the 2009 MAKS airshow | |
Role | X-Band, L-Band active electronically scanned array |
National origin | Russia |
Manufacturer | Tikhomirov NIIP |
Designer | Tikhomirov NIIP |
Status | Testing |
Primary user | Russian Air Force |
Developed from | Irbis-E |
N036 Byelka (Russian: Белка, literally Squirrel) is an advanced active electronically scanned array radar system developed by Tikhomirov NIIP for the fifth generation Sukhoi T-50 fighter aircraft. NIIP developed the radar from the N035 Irbis-E that was equipped on the Su-35S fighter aircraft.[1]
Design
The radar is a part of the T-50's Sh121 multifunctional integrated radio electronic system (MIRES). The N036 radar system is developed by Tikhomirov NIIP Institute and consists of a main nose-mounted X-band AESA radar with 1,552 T/R modules, designated the N036-1-01,[2] and two smaller X-band AESA radars with 358 T/R modules mounted on the sides of the forward fuselage designated N036B-1-01. The suite also has two N036L-1-01 L-band arrays on the wing's leading edge extensions that are not only used for friend-or-foe identification but also for electronic warfare purposes. Computer processing of the X- and L-band signals enable the systems information to be significantly enhanced.[3] The L402 "Himalayas" electronic countermeasures (ECM) suite made by the KNIRTI institute uses both its own arrays and that of the N036 radar.[4]
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N036L-1-01 AESA radar
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N036B-1-01B AESA radar on display at the 2013 MAKS airshow
References
- ↑ Андрей Фомин (2010). «Пятое поколение: у нас и у них» (приложение к журналу «Взлет»). Москва: Аэромедиа. pp. 38, 48–49.
- ↑ Butowski 2012, p. 50.
- ↑ http://www.niip.ru/
- ↑ Butowski 2013, p. 79.
Bibliography
- Butowski, Piotr. "Raptorski's Maiden Flight". Air International, Vol. 78, No 3, March 2010, pp. 30–37. Stamford, UK: Key Publishing.
- Butowski, Piotr. "T-50 Turning and Burning over Moscow". Air International, Vol. 85, No 4, October 2013, pp. 79–82. Stamford, UK: Key Publishing.