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AMBER 1800

Air Defense Radar
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Basic Information
Name
AMBER 1800
Designation
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Air Defense Radar
Manufacturer
Date of Introduction
Description

The AMBER 1800 is a self-propelled, mobile, long-range VHF air surveillance 2D radar. Operating within a frequency range of 140 MHz to 180 MHz, the system utilizes a horizontally linearly polarized antenna composed of two rows, each containing 12 circular modules. For short-range detection, it employs a 6-microsecond keyed on/off waveform, while long-range detection uses phase-coded pulse compression, specifically a 13-element Barker code resulting in a 78-microsecond pulse, with optional nested codes up to 51 x 6 microseconds. The radar has an instrumented range of 360 km, optionally 500 km, and was first showcased by Lithuania's LitakTak company at the MSPO 2014 exhibition in Kielce, Poland, in September 2014.

Ground Specifications
Range 360.0 km
Technical Characteristics
frequency 140 MHz … 180 MHz (in steps of 200 kHz)
pulsewidth (τ) 6 µs and 78 µs
peak power 8 kW (optional: 30 kW)
instrumented range 360 km (optional: 500 km)
range resolution 1100 m
accuracy 270 m ; 0.4°
beamwidth
antenna rotation 3 to 6 rpm
Details
Category Air Defense Radars
Land > Radars > Air Defense Radars
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
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