Bangladesh Air Force ordered undisclosed number of of Kronos Land 3D radar systems from Italian company Leonardo . The KRONOS land is a Mobile 3D, multifunctional radar system to support air
and coastal defense . It detects and tracks any type of air and maritime threat, such as high speed missiles, low level UAVs, hovering helicopters, rockets and artillery blasts from offensive gunfire, as well as vessels and small and highly manoeuvrable surface targets .
| Radar Name | KRONOS LAND |
| Operating band | C-Band |
| Antenna technology | Active Full Phased Array, TX/RX solid-state modules |
| Antenna rotation speed | 60rpm |
| Electronic scanning capability | ±45° Az, ±60° El |
| Surveillance range | Up to 250Km |
| Tracking update rate | Up to 1 second |
| Elevation coverage | Up to 85° in tracking . Up to 70° in surveillance |
| Number of tracks | 300 (maximum) |
| IFF modes | , 2, 3/A, C, S, and secure modes |
| Navigation aid | nertial Navigation System and GPS |
| Protection | NBC |
| BITE | Run-time fault identifcation and location |
| ECCM | Automatic frequency selection Up to 4 tracks on jammer updated every second
Side lobe blanking Low peak emitting power |
The radar system is fits within an 20ft
volume. It is transportable by standard commercial trucks, helicopter, aircraft, ship or train. The air surveillance radar system has a low chance of being detected by LPI (Low Probability Intercept), which can still detect aircraft targets with a total of 0-5,000 feet.
Refarences —
Bangladesh Air Force orders Leonardo’s Kronos Land radar – Janes
