N001 Mech (russian: Меч, lit=''Sword'') is a Russian (former USSR) all-weather multimode airborne

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developed by the

Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design JSC V.V. Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design (russian: ОАО «Научно-исследовательский институт приборостроения имени В.В.Тихомирова», russian: НИИП, ...

(NIIP) for the

Su-27 The Sukhoi Su-27 (russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet ...

multi-role combat aircraft.

Description

The N001 radar for the Su-27 was designed by Viktor Grishin. Pushing the state of the art for the

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, the original design, known as Mech, was supposed to draw heavily on technologies developed for the experimental Soyuz radar program led by NPO Istok. It was intended to have a great deal of commonality with the

MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the Mi ...

's N019 Rubin radar. N001 has a 1.075m antenna diameter twist-cassegrain antenna. A

pulse-doppler A pulse-Doppler radar is a radar system that determines the range to a target using pulse-timing techniques, and uses the Doppler effect of the returned signal to determine the target object's velocity. It combines the features of pulse radars an ...

design operating in the 3 cm band using medium and high PRFs for optimum

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capability, the N001 has a search range of 80–100 km against a 3m m

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target in a headon engagement, 140 km against a large bomber. It can track a 3m target at 65 km. In a pursuit engagement, search range for a 3m target falls to just 40 km. Azimuth limits are ±60. Initial units had a

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of only 5 hours, but later type is 100 hours; MTBF was eventually brought up to 200 hours. The

Su-33 The Sukhoi Su-33 (russian: Сухой Су-33; NATO reporting name: ''Flanker-D'') is an all-weather carrier-based twin-engine air superiority fighter designed by Sukhoi and manufactured by Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, ...

used an updated SUV-33 control system, the N001 radar was largely unchanged but with sea optimised lookdown capability and support for the carrier-based GCI system.

Variants

;N001 (RLPK-27) :Standard model. ;N001E :Export version of N001. ;N001V (RLPK-27V) :Processor replaced TS101M capable of single target engagement and simultaneously tracking 10 targets during an engagement. ;N001VE (RLPK-27VE) :Fitted to

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Su-30MKK The Sukhoi Su-30MKK (NATO reporting name: Flanker-G)MKK stands for Russian ''Mnogofunktzionniy Kommercheskiy Kitayski'' (Cyrillic: Многофунктзионний Коммерческий Китайски), "Multifunctional Commercial for C ...

. This will substantially improve air-to-air performance, and increase air-to-ground resolution. N001VE incorporated the

moving target indication Moving target indication (MTI) is a mode of operation of a radar to discriminate a target against the clutter. It describes a variety of techniques used for finding moving objects, like an aircraft, and filter out unmoving ones, like hills or trees ...

(MTI) and mapping capabilities, and capability to detect low flying or hovering

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s. Processor replaced Baguet series BCVM-486-6, capable of simultaneously engaging two of ten targets tracked with

semi-active radar homing Semi-active radar homing (SARH) is a common type of missile guidance system, perhaps the most common type for longer-range Air-to-air missile, air-to-air and surface-to-air missile systems. The name refers to the fact that the missile itself is ...

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and compatibility for

R-77 The Vympel NPO R-77 missile (NATO reporting name: AA-12 Adder) is a Russian active radar homing beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. It is also known by its export designation RVV-AE. It is the Russian counterpart to the American AIM-120 AMRA ...

/RVV-AE. Tracking distance is extended up to 70 km. ;N001VEP (RLPK-27VEP) :Fitted to

Su-30MK2 The Sukhoi Su-1 or I-330 (russian: Сухой Су-1) was a prototype Soviet high-altitude fighter aircraft built at the beginning of World War II. An improved version, designated Su-3 (I-360), was also built and tested the following year. Neit ...

and the upgraded Su-27SMx. New processor Baguet series 55-04.02 make it being able to concurrently track 10 targets while engaging up to four air targets or two ground targets. Detection range against fighter aircraft of 150 km and detection range against bomber extended to 300 km. Compatible with advanced anti-surface amunition such as

Kh-31 The Kh-31 (russian: Kha (Cyrillic), Х-31; AS-17 'Krypton') is a Russian air-to-surface missile carried by aircraft such as the MiG-29 or Su-27. It is capable of Mach number, Mach 3.5 and was the first supersonic anti-ship missile that could be la ...

and

Kh-35 The Zvezda Kh-35 (russian: Х-35 , AS-20 'Kayak') is a Soviet turbojet subsonic cruise anti-ship missile. The missile can be launched from helicopters, surface ships and coastal defence batteries with the help of a rocket booster, in which c ...

. ;N001VEP+Pero :N001VEP's Twist cassegrain antenna replaced the new ''Pero'' passive phased array

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, developed by NIIP and Ryazan GRPZ.Sukhoi Flankers. The Shifting Balance of Regional Air Power. Technical Report APA-TR-2007-0101
by Dr Carlo Kopp, 2007 - 2009 The radar simultaneously engage 6 aerial targets, or 4 ground targets, and Extended up to 190 km detection range against fighter. Also called "Panda".

References

External links

Tikomirov Website
*[https://archive.today/20120707010504/http://aerospace.boopidoo.com/philez/Su-15TM%20PICTURES%20&%20DOCS/Overscan's%20guide%20to%20Russian%20Military%20Avionics.htm Overscan's guide to Russian Military Avionics]
Russian Knight's History of the Su-27
{{Russian and Soviet military designation sequences Aircraft radars Science and technology in the Soviet Union Russian and Soviet military radars Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design products Military equipment introduced in the 1980s

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