Type 052D DDG News & Discussions

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https://m.weibo.cn/5075579048/4296857837926551

 

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From the tweet of Henri Kenhmann (East Pendulum) on 25 Oct 2018 08:22 pm:

“The Russian flotilla, composed of the destroyer Admiral Panteleyev and the cruiser Varyag, left Qingdao Port today (25 Oct) after a 5-day stopover. The crew of the Chinese Type 052D DDG 117 Xining took charge of the reception.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1055449469653680128

 

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What kind of radar performance do these chinese ships have?

 

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What kind of radar performance do these chinese ships have?

Type 346 Radar

Description: The Type 346 is a multi-functional active phased array radar developed to fit into the Chinese Navy destroyers equipped with advanced area air defense capability such as Type 052C and Type 052D classes. The radar system is intended to detect and track several hundreds of airborne targets such as fast jets and helicopters as well as surface threats such as fast speed boats and sea-skimming anti-ship missiles. The Chinese Type 346 is similar to the US Navy's SPY-1 active phased array radar mounted on AEGIS-equipped destroyers and cruisers. The Type 346 radar system entered service in 2004 onboard the lead ship of the Type 052C class which was the first boat equipped with the Chinese AEGIS.

The Type 346B is an improved version of the Type 346 radar systems intended to outfit the Type 055 destroyer to be commissioned by 2020. The Type 346A radar is far more powerful and is larger in size than its predecessor with presumably longer detection range as well as improved performance against a wide range of potential threats. The Type 346B radar features active phased array technology, also known as Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), for improved performance with the ability to spot small and stealth targets while guiding surface-to-air missiles (SAM). The radar system uses eight fixed faced antennas operating in S/C-band and X-band with a maximum detection range of 500-to-600 kilometers. The radar design has been optimized for having low probability of intercept by enemy sensor systems. All in, the Type 346B dual-band radar system can be compared with the DDG 1000 SPY-3 and DDG 51 Flight III SPY-6 radar systems.

http://www.deagel.com/Sensor-Systems/Type-346B_a002976002.aspx

 

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Type 346 Radar


http://www.deagel.com/Sensor-Systems/Type-346B_a002976002.aspx

This is strange, I was under the impression that SPY/1D can detect a vlo stealth cruise missile at about 165km, a ballistic missile warhead target or about rcs .3 m2 at about 310km and a fighter sized target at around 740km. Spy-6 is said to be 35 times more sensitive and be able to detect a target half the rcs at twice the range as spy-1D. If all that is true how would type 346B be comparable? Am I the only one who finds that an odd statement? And what is type-346B detecting at 600km? A fighter? A b-52?

 

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This is strange, I was under the impression that SPY/1D can detect a vlo stealth cruise missile at about 165km, a ballistic missile warhead target or about rcs .3 m2 at about 310km and a fighter sized target at around 740km. Spy-6 is said to be 35 times more sensitive and be able to detect a target half the rcs at twice the range as spy-1D. If all that is true how would type 346B be comparable? Am I the only one who finds that an odd statement? And what is type-346B detecting at 600km? A fighter? A b-52?

China will never disclose such sensitive information only for public consumption.

What I found, that Type 346B Radar onboard Type 055 Heavy Destroyer already using Gallium Nitride (GaN) Technology and have much larger diameter than predecessor variant (346A Radar).

Last but not least, some more information on the Type 055's Type 346B AESA radar emerged. According to this source, the Type 055 is equipped with advanced active phased array radar with a larger diameter than the Type 346A radar fitted aboard the Type 052C class. One Type 346B radar array is larger than the 4.3x4.3 meter of the Type 346A arrays. The transmitter and receiver unit is also using the latest Chinese gallium nitride (GaN) technology. Finally this new radar system is reportedly capable of fire control as well.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/inde...suites-aboard-china-s-type-055-destroyer.html

 

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China will never disclose such sensitive information only for public consumption.

What I found, that Type 346B Radar onboard Type 055 Heavy Destroyer already using Gallium Nitride (GaN) Technology and have much larger diameter than predecessor variant (346A Radar).



http://www.navyrecognition.com/inde...suites-aboard-china-s-type-055-destroyer.html

I would be surprised if it achieved spy-1D performance.