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DRBV 22A

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: DRBV 22A as installed aboard the French Navy's “Floréal” class frigates (1997)

Figure 1: DRBV 22A as installed aboard the French Navy's “Floréal” class frigates (1997)

Specifications
frequency: D-Band
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF):
pulsewidth (τ):
receive time:
dead time:
peak power: 400 kW
average power:
instrumented range: 130 km
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth:
hits per scan:
antenna rotation: 6 or 12 min-1
MTBCF:
MTTR:

DRBV 22A

The DRBV 22A (Détection Radioélectrique emBarquée de Veille) is an operating in D-Band long-range conventional naval air search radar. It was developed in the early 1950s and is a predessessor of the Jupiter series.

The antenna assembly is very similar in appearance to the American AN/SPS-6 and AN/SPS-12 radars but the French equipment can be readily distinguished from both US radars by the two supporting stays for the feed horn that are attached to the upper edge of the reflector of the DRBV radar.