Английская Википедия:AN/ZPY-1
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The Northrop Grumman AN/ZPY-1 STARLite Small Tactical Radar - Lightweight[1] is a small, lightweight synthetic aperture radar/GMTI radar used in tactical operations. The radar is under contract to the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command for its ERMP General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial System and is manufactured by Northrop Grumman.[2] STARLite weighs Шаблон:Convert., occupies Шаблон:Convert, and requires less than 750W of power.[3] The Army began to take delivery of the system in 2010.[4] Also in 2010 the system was ready for deployment to the battlefield.[5]
From the first orders in 2008 to October 2012, Northrop Grumman delivered half of the 174 radars ordered. Eighteen of the radars on order are a lighter, extended-range version. Weight was reduced by combining the radar power supply and processor and incorporating a Systron Donner inertial system. The new system weights Шаблон:Convert. The patch antenna was replaced with a slot antenna, doubling its range to Шаблон:Convert. The original STARLite radar is used on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle and the Lockheed Martin Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) aerostat. The company is proposing the lighter version for integration onto small UAVs, including the RQ-7B Shadow, the MQ-8C Fire Scout, and the TigerShark UAS. Other potential customers include the Department of Homeland Security, which flies the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Guardian, and NATO countries.[6] The active electronically scanned radar is mounted on a rotating mechanical gimbal with a 360 degree field of regard, although the antenna itself has a 110 degree field of view. In addition to SAR/GMTI, it has a dismount moving target indicator mode that can track a person walking on the ground from a range of Шаблон:Convert.[7]
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- AN/ZPY-1 STARLite Small Tactical Radar - Lightweight (Northrop Grumman)
- U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command
- Northrop Grumman Expanding STARLite Radar Capabilities Шаблон:Dead link
- Army chooses lightweight surveillance radar system from Northrop Grumman for Sky Warrior UAV (Military & Aerospace Electronics)
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Deagel.com
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- ↑ Army orders more radar kits for Sky Warrior drones (Defense Systems)
- ↑ Northrop Grumman Lightens StarLite for UAS Applications - Ainonline.com, 26 October 2012
- ↑ Northrop pitches STARLite for MQ-8C - Flightglobal.com, 23 October 2012
