MHR radar system deployed on Israel-Gaza border
The RADA Electronic Industries Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) system has contributed to border protection during Operation Protective Edge on the Israel-Gaza border, the company announced on 10 September. The deployment is the operational debut of the system.
RADA’s MHR Radar System was deployed on the border between Israel and Gaza in the summer of 2013, with additional MHR systems deployed in the vicinity of the Gaza Strip during Operation Protective Edge.
The radars were linked to the national central early-warning system, assisting in the detection of mortar shells, short-range rockets, and UAVs.
The MHR is a GaN-based digital radar platform. The S-Band, Software-Defined, Pulse-Doppler, AESA radar uses beam-forming capabilities and advanced signal processing; and, providing multiple missions on each radar platform, the system can combine C-UAS and C-RAM operational missions on the same radar, to deliver organic, tactical surveillance and alert solutions for the manoeuvre force and border protection.
Zvi Alon, CEO, RADA, said: ‘We are proud of the contribution made by our radar systems during Operation Protective Edge. One of the most challenging aspects of modern warfare is the handling of threats emerging at short distances - whether mortars or UAVs.
‘The close proximity of the threat requires identification and warning in the shortest possible time - which is precisely what our radars do. In addition, they are portable, very easy to operate, flexible, modular, and allow missions to be modified as needed.’
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