but no one answered my last post on this thread as to what are the size of targets EL-2032 can handle at 80KM range
i will answer that . bit long analysis, so please have patience
First, please find attached the company brochure details
So in A2A mode 80 Nm means 148.16 Km as per the brochure which i believe is TWS mode
Now secondly,
Israel EL/M-2032 LD/SD for each of the objects in the classes
Large/Medium/Small/V Small/Stealthy
63/10/3.2/0.1/0.001 m2 rcs
55/40/30/13/4 All in nautical miles
102/74/55/24/7.5 all in kms
LD/SD - Look Down/Shoot Down
Air - Full range co-altitude, two higher, two lower Half range elsewhere Also functions as FC radar.
What it implies is that in LD/SD mode at 3.2 m2 rcs detection range is 55 km in air to air mode
Comparing it with say RBE 2, the data states
France RBE2 LD/SD, TF 175/113/84/36/11 in Nm and 324/209/156/67/20 in kms
TF - Terrain Following No search capability, but must be on for NOE flight at night or in bad weather.
SS 175/133/76/43/24 in Nautical Miles and 324/246/141/80/44 in Kms
SS - Surface Search Surface - at full range Air - VLow altitude only at half listed Surf range
The same in RBE2 at 3.2 m2 RCS detection for LD/SD mode is 156 kms and at Vlow alititude terrain hugging mode its 141 Kms
Before jumping to any conclusions, i am also attaching a link for an article about the standard 3.2M2 RCS detection of KLJ-7/10 FCR LD/SD mode range and its 35 Km as per janes
(Source: https://web.archive.org/web/2012102...nics/KLJ-710-Fire-Control-Radar-FCR-China.html)
For this version detection range is 25/16/12/5/2 in NM or 46/29/22/9/4 kms as per the smarter radar atatchedment from where other values were taken.
That estimates KLJ-7 V1 LD for 3.2m2 as 22 kms
Another radar is KLJ -7 V2, rumured to have look up range of 110 Km for 3.2m2 but no confirmation from either FC or say independent sources say like janes. If lookup is really 110 km then for the same 3.2 m2 look down will be 55km
Comparing it with N011M Bars, its
N-011M LD/SD 100/96/72/30/9 in Nm or 185/178/133/56/17 Kms
So 3.2m2 RCS LD is 133 Kms
Normal mode of detection otherwise known as Look up mode is generally twice of look down mode. Again it depends upon jamming, radar shadows, all sorts of radio interference will influence the radar range in look up.
So in short as per LD mode for 3.2 M2 rcs
KLJ-7 v1 - 22/35Km
KLJ-7 v2 - 55Km
El 2032 - 55Km
N011M - 133 Km
RBE2 - 155 km and 141 km Terrain hugging
Of course RBE2 is far more advanced..
Further legends
Look down
Militaries require performance of airborne intercept radar under all aspects, including downwards. By using techniques to effectively remove clutter, human operators and computers can focus on targets of interest. This allows the radar system to "look down", and that eliminates the zone of weakness. Military air combat vehicles that lack this capability are blind to attack from below and along the line of the horizon.
Shoot down
Once the radar can "look down", it is subsequently desirable to "shoot down". Various weapons systems (including guns and missiles) are then employed against designated radar targets, either relying on the aircraft's radar employing the "look down" capability or the weapon's own active radar to resolve the indicated target
Source :
https://clashofarms.com/files/Smarter Radars for Hpn.pdf
This file seems a masterpiece for many enthusiasts
Hope it helps..