Israeli Aerospace Industries Terra RADAR complex

[Archdemon]

(IAI) today unveiled the ELM-2090S Spectra ‘mega radar,’ an ‘S band’ ‘companion’ to the Ultra UHF radar system introduced a few months ago at the Paris Air Show. The two radars are apparently part of a new, strategic, early-warning and defense system which has already become operational overseas. The dual-band, multi-radar, early- warning and missile-defense ‘system of systems,’ known as “Terra,” is designed to offer extended air- and missile-defense coverage against new and evolving ballistic missile threats that are becoming more capable, covering longer ranges at higher speeds, which require new capabilities for missile warning and defense.........Terra – Israel’s Strategic Multi-Radar System-of-Systems for Air- and Missile-Defense from IAI | Defense Update:

 

[Bang Galore]

The two radars are apparently part of a new, strategic, early-warning and defense system which has already become operational overseas.

Where? India?

 

[hkdas]

 

[Archdemon]

Where? India?

Most probably, it says two costumers, India and maybe South Korea?

 

[Bang Galore]

Most probably, it says two costumers, India and maybe South Korea?

Where does it say 2 customers?

 

[Archdemon]

Where does it say 2 customers?

In Israeli news it says so, interestingly Israel doesnt operate this system

 

[Oublious]

Only thing is israel don't have missiles like sm3, what is the range and looks better then the american radar systems.

 

[Archdemon]

Only thing is israel don't have missiles like sm3, what is the range and looks better then the american radar systems.

Arrow 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Gen Padmanabhan]

Only thing is israel don't have missiles like sm3, what is the range and looks better then the american radar systems.

SM3 is BMD or THAAD is?

 

[Oublious]

Arrow 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I see, but still not the same as SM-3(range and flight ceilling). Not bad missile at all, a overkill radar system but not complete.

 

[Khafee]

Israel Aerospace Industries Unveils Dual-Band Radar System
By Barbara Opall-Rome
November 10, 2015

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. unveiled a new dual-band strategic defense radar that autonomously searches for, detects and tracks long-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and even satellites.

Dubbed Terra, the system mates IAI's Ultra radar — a very powerful and long-range UHF-band search radar presented at last summer’s Paris Air Show — with a new S-Band active electronic scanned array (AESA) fire-control radar called Spectra.

Designed to search, detect, track and target multiple threats simultaneously, the new Terra system is operational with at least one customer nation, a company executive said Monday.

“The system is already operational,” said Moshe Dehokerker, business development manager at Elta Systems, a subsidiary of IAI that serves as the nation’s radar development and production house.

In a Nov. 10 interview, the Elbit executive said inherent capabilities as well as redundancies designed into the integrated, dual-band Terra system offer unique advantages over single-band radars.

“It’s hard to gain very long-range early warning with very accurate tracking in a single band. This combined system provides the range, accuracy and multi-target tracking capability into a single system. And due to redundancies, if something disturbs one radar for whatever reason, the system can rely on the other radar to continue the work.”

He noted that the system provides full 360-degree coverage, with antennas automatically rotating to track targets. This video shows highlights the system's capabilities:

The firm is offering the S-Band AESA part of the dual-band Terra system — called Ultra — in ground-based or sea-based configurations.

“Ballistic and cruise missiles present a significant global threat to nations worldwide,” saidNissim Hadas, IAI executive vice president and Elta president.

“The Terra system provides outstanding performance for its users for very long range early warning, detection and highly accurate tracking. It is designed to confront the full range of modern threats.”


Israel Aerospace Industries Unveils Dual-Band Radar System

 

[Natan]

I see, but still not the same as SM-3(range and flight ceilling). Not bad missile at all, a overkill radar system but not complete.

Range and flight ceilling of Arrow-3 are still unknown.

 

[Zek]

Only thing is israel don't have missiles like sm3, what is the range and looks better then the american radar systems.

Israel defense forces current and future interceptors

 

[DavidSling]

Range of Terra ?

 

[Nilgiri]

Range of Terra ?

Given it has an S-band (not "just" L-band like before) antenna and judging from the array size and increased power per T/R module of the L-band component (over super green pine)...I would guess anywhere between 1000 - 2000 km max range. Actual precise number would be classified I think.

Well done to the Israeli radar engineers for developing a multi-band architecture in the signal processing. This is not an easy feat with digital beams.