The EL/M-2238 3D-STAR is a multi-purpose air and surface-search naval radar system developed by IAI Elta for medium-sized ships like corvettes and frigates. STAR is an acronym of Surveillance & Threat Alert Radar.
Design and description It is a 3D multi-beam and multi-mode fully coherent pulse Doppler search radar which functions in the S band (2-4 GHz). It can perform both surface and aerial search simultaneously. It is designed to support anti-air and surface-gunnery systems. The antenna in the Doppler sensor has a planar array for 3D multi-beam operations and a vertical array of strip radiators. It has programmable signal processing and is stabilized within a roll and pitch of 20 degrees. It comes in three variants - a larger dual-face version, a medium version and a small single-face version.
Type Instrumentation range (km) Fighter aircraft detection (km) Automatic missile detection (km) Scan rate (rpm) Above/below-deck weight (kg) Power requirement (kW)Small2001502012/24700/130020Medium25020025N/A840/130021Large350250286/151500/200034
Operators The radar is installed in ships of the following navies:
Godavari-class frigates Shivalik class frigates
Endurance-class landing platform dock
Mariscal Sucre class frigate - Installed while upgrading the first two ships Mariscal Sucre (F-21) and Almirante Brión (F-22). Installed on the stub mast.
See also EL/M-2080 Green Pine EL/M-2248 MF-STAR
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