RAC 3D (Flamingo) Danish Mobile 3D Short-Range Radar

The RAC 3D is a three dimensional, multi-mode, radar for the co-ordination of medium-range, short-range and very-short range air defense weapon systems. It provides a 3D air picture up to 100 km. Highly mobile and optimized for detecting low observable targets, the RAC 3D is capable of operating under the most severe weather, jamming and propagation conditions. The RAC 3D detects and classifies modern threats, including medium to very low-altitude hovering helicopters. The RAC alert and co-ordination 3-D radar operates in the G/H-Band which offers, within a 100 km range envelope, the best trade-off between atmospheric attenuation, transmitting power resolution and antenna size versus detection of small targets, such as those flying at very low Altitude in heavy clutter. RAC 3D employs a state-of-the-art planar phased-array and a digital pulse compression. Tree types of the RAC radar station are in service: *A two-shelter radar station in order to separate the radar from the combat control system for alerting the surface-to-air missiles “Stinger”, in service with the Danish Army. *A compact radar station named “Flamingo” with the radar itself and the combat control system housed on a single shelter, is being supplied to the Austrian Army for surface-to-air missile “Mistral” alerting. *The Austrian Air Force has acquired RAC 3D compact radars as gap fillers. The RAC 3D alert and co-ordinating radar accomplishes the following tasks: *warning and control for anti-aircraft guns and missiles over a range of 80 km *detection and target identification *air situation analysis *Alerting of up to 12 “Mistral” or AAA units The RAC 3D gap filler radars accomplishes the following tasks: *Warning and control over a range of 100 km *Detection and target identification *Equipped with a computer and communications links two workstations interfaces with the country's air defence systems.