August 22, 2018 (defence-blog.com) The recently received US-made
AN/TPQ-49 lightweight counter mortar radar systems and AN/TPQ-36 firefinder
weapon locating systems will be presented at the country’s Independence Day
military parade in Kyiv on 24 August. The AN/TPQ-49 and AN/TPQ-36
counter-battery radars will make its maiden public appearance after they were
delivered from the USA as part of military assistance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
AN/TPQ-49
Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR) system. Photo by Yuriy Biryukov
The modern mobile counter-battery radars were delivered to help the country deter further offensives as the
conflict in its eastern regions that has already claimed more than 10,000
lives. The
radar systems delivered helps defend Ukrainian military personnel and civilians
against rocket and artillery attacks, which have historically been the most
lethal threat to Ukrainian personnel and civilians.
The U.S. Army sent counter-battery radars to Ukraine in 2015 and 2016 as
part of the US presidential drawdown, according to officials in the Army
Communications-Electronics Command’s (CECOM) Security Assistance Management
Directorate (SAMD).
The AN/TPQ-49 Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR)
system provides continuous 360 degree surveillance and 3-D RAM location
using a non-rotating, electronically steered antenna. Its full azimuth
coverage allows it to simultaneously detect and track multiple rounds fired
from separate locations within at a maximum range of 10 km.
The radar can be assembled or disassembled quickly by two soldiers in 20
minutes. It mounts on a tripod using lightweight antenna hardware, allowing for
rapid emplacement and ease of relocation. It is small in size and consumes low
prime power, making it ideal for low profile operation.
It can be deployed in challenging locations previously unavailable to
traditional counterfire radars, making it an ideal solution for force
protection at Forward Operating Bases.
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder Weapon
Locating System. Photo by Yuriy Biryukov
A more advanced version, called AN/TPQ-36, can detect and report the positions of up to 10 different weapons in
seconds, at a maximum range of 24 km. The AN/TPQ-36 is composed of an ATG, shelter mounted on a Humvee,
generator power group and an auxiliary trailer-mounted generator. The system also corrects and improves delivery of friendly fire. The
mobile TPQ-36 Firefinder system can be set up in just 15 minutes, and removed
and moving from the set up location in just 5 minutes.
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