Thales Naval Nederland (formerly Signaal) MW08Waters, Conrad. Seaforth World Naval Review 2017, Naval Institute Press, 2016 is a G-band passive electronically scanned array target indication

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, part of the 3D multibeam 'SMART' (Signal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Tracking) family which includes E/ F band (former

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/SMART-S Mk2 and D band (former

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SMART-L SMART-L (Signaal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Tracking, L band) is a long-range naval search radar introduced in 2002 by Thales Nederland, formerly Hollandse Signaalapparaten (Signaal). The digital antenna array has 24 elements; all are used ...

. MW08 transmits six 2 by 12 degree stacked beams up to 70 degrees for height finding and is capable of fully automatic detection and tracking (ADT). The radar also directs gunfire against surface targets by 3 Track-While-Scan surface windows with splash plotting capability, but does not provide up-link commands to

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in flight. In February 1996

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International Defence Review reported that the radar was no longer offered to new customers due to

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's product rationalization policy favoring MRR 3D radar developed by Thales France, formerly

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. However the policy has been quietly reversed. MW08 is installed on the following ship classes. * South Korea: 3 Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer, 4+2

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* Greece: 4 Hydra class frigates, 7 Roussen Class FACM * Portugal: 3

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* Turkey: 7 Kilic class fast attack craft * Oman: 2 Qahir class corvettes * Indonesia: 4

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class corvettes

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