Nation: China’s anti- stealth tech shines at radar exhibition
▶ Home equipment ‘ fits trend in modern warfare'
Advanced anti- stealth technologies were in the spotlight at China's radar industry exhibition on Thursday, at a time when stealth aircraft have become an increasingly significant threat to air defense worldwide.
Co- hosted by China Radar Industry Association, the China Electronics Technology Group Co ( CETC) and the China Electronics Information Industry Group Co, the Ninth World Radar Expo kicked off in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, the birthplace of China's radar industry.
As countermeasures to stealth aircraft, some of the most advanced weapons in the world that challenge air defense systems, several types of anti- stealth radar systems attracted attention from the visiting crowds.
Developed by the No. 14 Research Institute of the CETC under the concept that radar systems are facing increasingly diverse threats, the SLC- 7 L- band 3D surveillance radar system can take on targets including stealth aircraft, helicopters, drones, cruise missiles, tactical ballistic missiles, near- space targets, and artillery shells and rockets, making it much more versatile than many competing products, according to a statement the research institute sent to the Global Times at the event.
The SLC- 7 can detect and track multiple targets at the same time, withstand saturation attacks, adapt to jamming, and rapidly identify targets, the statement said, noting that it has a long range, is very reliable, and can be deployed with only one push of a button.
Almost all characteristics of the SLC- 7 fit the trend of modern radar development, analysts said, as its specifications are on par with foreign mainstream radar systems like the AN- TPS- 117 of the US.
Another anti- stealth radar system on show is the YLC- 8E UHF- band 3D surveillance radar system, the flagship anti- stealth product of China and a representative product of the world- leading technology of the No. 14 Research Institute.
With key parameters that are superior to foreign competitors, the YLC8E can detect even the most advanced stealth aircraft, its developer said, noting that most UHF- band radars suffer from low detection accuracy, but the developers of the YLC- 8E solved this problem by meeting the high demands of components and processing power. As core components of the YLC- 8E, all kinds of chips the radar system uses are domestically developed, the Global Times learned.
The No. 38 Research Institute of the CETC also displayed its antistealth radar, the JY- 26 long- range 3D warning radar, at the expo.
Foreign visitors, many in military uniforms, expressed interest in the Chinese radar products at the expo, as they were seen on Thursday making enquiries at different booths.
More than 50 international guests from over 30 countries and regions along the Belt and Road are expected to participate in the expo, media said.