S 303 (Marconi)
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: S 303 (Marconi)
Figure 1: S 303 (Marconi)
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| frequency: | S + L-Band |
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| instrumented range: | 100 NM (≙ 185 km) |
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S 303 (Marconi)
The S 303 (Marconi) (AMES Type 88 Tactical Control Radar) was a dual frequency band radar system from the early 1960s developed for the Royal Artillery's English Electric Thunderbird VR 725 SAM system. The S 303 antenna comprising a pair of parabolic dishes mounted back to back. One of these was S-Band and the other was L-Band. In British Army service this radar was called AD 11.