Radar Doppler Multitarget
Radar Doppler Multitarget (RDY in its French acronym) is a multimode
Mirage F1's. Thomson has claimed that the original RDY outperformed the AN/APG-66/68 of the F-16 and the AN/APG-65 of the F/A-18 Hornet.[1]
Design
The original RDI/
SAR mode
.
History
Development began in 1984, with the first of nine prototypes flying in July 1987 in a Mystère 20, and the first delivery of a production set in December 1994.
RDY is the standard fit on the Mirage 2000–5,-5Mk2 (RDY-2) and -9 (RDY-2) aircraft and has been retrofitted aboard 37 French Air Force
Mirage 2000Cs (aircraft to Mirage 2000-5F standard; 11 aircraft redelivered during 1998, 22 during 1999), 25 Greek Mirage 2000-5 Mk2 and 62 United Arab Emirates' Mirage 2000EAD/DADs. Other customers for the Mirage 2000-5 include Qatar (Mirage 2000-5EDA and -5DDA aircraft) and Taiwan (Mirage 2000-5Ei and -5Di aircraft). India
's fleet will receive RDY-2 under a €1.47bn contract signed in July 2011 to upgrade them to 2000-5 standard.
As part of the MF2000 upgrade, 27
Mirage F1 of the Royal Moroccan Air Force
are being fitted with the Thales RC400 (RDY-3 or RDC), a derivative of the RDY with an antenna sized to fit the smaller aircraft.
Specification
- Frequency:8 to 12 GHz
- Band: I/J
See also
- RBE2 - Radar à Balayage Electronique 2, radar on the Rafale
Notes and references
- ^ "RDY radar tests give Mirage 2000 boost" (PDF). Flight International. 23–29 May 1990. p. 29.
- ^ ISBN 9781557502681.