96L6 / 96L6E Radar
Unveiled at the MAKS'97 exhibition in August 1997, the S-300PMU2 Favorit represents a thorough modification of the S-300PMU1. The first tests were performed on 10 August 1995 at the Kapustin Yar firing range. One new element is the entirely new 96L6E autonomous mobile radar, which works in conjunction with the 83M6E2 control post and S-300MPU2 launchers.
The Lianozovo Electromechanical Plant and the Lira KB design bureau displayed a model of their 96L6 radar vehicle at the IDEX '97 exhibition. The phased-array centrimetric system is mounted on a MAZ-7930 (8x8) truck chassis and is intended for use with the S-300PMU and S-300PMU1 air defence systems as an upgrade to replace several existing radar's with a single more capable system. The 96L6 can function as a low-altitude detection set surveillance radar and as a battery command post. The maximum detection range is 300 km and it can track up to 100 targets simultaneously at speeds between 30 to 2,750 m/s. If required, the radar antenna assembly can be fitted to a 40V6M tower unit for better low-altitude coverage. The 96L3 is considered an all-weather all-altitude radar system.
The 96L6E all-altitude radar is designed for detecting, determining the state nationality, identification of classes, locking-on and tracking the routes of air targets, outputting target designation and three-coordinate information about all detected air targets to the users over the radio channel and/or fiber-optics communication link. The procedure of radar data transmitting to the user is specified by coordinated interface protocol, and under hardware control by the method of replacement of reprogrammed interface cards. The radar can be used in composition of the systems S-300 PMU, S-300 PMU-l.TAVORIT", including combat operations conducted by one battalion and combining the functions of the low-altitude radar, surveillance radar and command post. as well as in radio-engineering and air-defence subunits as a combat-mode radar.
Specifications |
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| Wavelength | Centimetric |
| Limits of work on detection and support of the purposes: | |
| range, km | 300 |
| azimuth | 360 |
| elevation | From-3 up to +60 |
| speed | 30-2800 m/s |
| Targets | Up to 100 |
| Rate of updating of the information: | |
| - In the bottom zone | 6 |
| - In average and top zones | 12 |
| The available Time from a march, | 5 minutes |
