AN/AWG-9
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Description
The AN/AWG-9 is an American full-digital multi-mode radar with TWS, BVR and ACM capabilities.
Vehicles equipped with this radar
General info / usage
The AN/AWG-9 is a target detection and tracking radar (multi-mode). It is a phased array radar. The radar has a theoretical maximum detection range of 150 km. It has four search modes: Track-While-Scan, Pulse Doppler Search, Search and Pulse Doppler Velocity Search. Track-While-Scan is a special variant of the Pulse Doppler Search mode, with the ability to track up to 24 airborne targets, display 18 of them on the cockpit displays, and launch against 6 of them at the same time.
The radar can lock on to and track a target out to a maximum range of 185 km.
| Search Characteristics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Maximum Detection Range |
Base Detection Range |
Minimum Detection Range |
Range Settings | Can detect ground targets |
Has IFF |
| SRC, SRC PD, TWS | 150,000 m | 110,000 m | 500 m | 10 km, 19 km, 37 km, 93 km, 185 km, 370 km |
X | ✓ |
| SRC PDV | 150,000 m | 110,000 m | 500 m | -1476 km/h - 7380 km/h | X | X |
| Search Modes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search Mode | Scan type | Bars | Bar height | Azimuth Scan Angle |
Elevation Scan Angle |
Period |
| SRC Wide | One-way raster scan | 4 | 1.6° | ±65° | ±3.2° | 1.6 s |
| SRC default | One-way raster scan | 4 | 1.6° | ±40° | ±3.2° | 1 s |
| SRC narrow | One-way raster scan | 2 | 1.8° | ±10° | ±1.8° | 0.25 s |
| TWS narrow | One-way raster scan | 4 | 1.6° | ±20° | ±3.2° | 0.5 s |
| TWS medium | One-way raster scan | 2 | 1.8° | ±40° | ±1.8° | 0.5 s |
| ACM center | Cone | N/A | N/A | ±5° | ±5° | 0.5 s |
| ACM vertical high | two-way raster scan | 3 | 1.7° | ±2.55° | +15°, +55° | 0.5 s |
| ACM vertical | two-way raster scan | 3 | 1.7° | ±2.55° | -15°, +25° | 0.5 s |
| Tracking Characteristics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Maximum Tracking Range |
Minimum Tracking Range |
Azimuth Tracking Angle |
Elevation Tracking Angle |
Can track ground targets |
| SRC | 185,000 m | 200 m | ±65° | -75° +55° | X |
| PD | 185,000 m | 200 m | ±60° | ±60° | X |
Comparison with analogues
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Great range
- Can track targets
- Track While Scan Mode
- ACM Mode
Cons:
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