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A very interesting tid bit on the N011M BARS
She was able to guide an Astra to hit a 2 m^2 Banshee target drone at 87Km!
Even with the RDY on the Mirage-2000I and Zhuk-M2E on the Izd 9.20 MiG-29UPG, the Su-30MKI and BARS probably are head and shoulders above the others.
Will be interesting to see the upgrades that will follow
For context here is Vayu-Sena quoting NIIP on the BARS
She was able to guide an Astra to hit a 2 m^2 Banshee target drone at 87Km!
Will be interesting to see the upgrades that will follow
For context here is Vayu-Sena quoting NIIP on the BARS
For aircraft N011M has a 350 km search range and a maximum 200 km tracking range, and 60 km in the rear hemisphere. A MiG-21 for instance can be detected at a distance of up to 135 km. Design maximum search range for an F-16 target was 140-160km. A Bars' earlier variant, fitted with a five-kilowatt transmitter, proved to be capable of detecting Su-27 fighters at a range of over 330 km. The radar can track 20 air targets and engage the 4 most threatening targets simultaneously (this capability was introduced in the Indian RC1 and RC2). These targets can include cruise/ballistic missiles and even motionless helicopters. For comparison, Phazotron-NIIR’s Zhuk-MS radar has a range of 150-180km against a fighter and over 300km against a warship. "We can count the number of blades in the engine of the aircraft in sight (by the NO11M) and by that determine its type," NIIP says.