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'''BAR LOCK''' is the NATO reporting name for a Soviet-designed early warning and search [[radar]], called the Soviet P-35M and P-37 by its designers. It is a wth [[radar#moving target indicator|search radar with moving target indicator]], intended to be at points requiring maximum defense, as part of an [[integrated air defense system]] (IADS) and used with individual [[S-200]] | '''BAR LOCK''' is the NATO reporting name for a Soviet-designed early warning and search [[radar]], called the Soviet P-35M and P-37 by its designers. It is a wth [[radar#moving target indicator|search radar with moving target indicator]], intended to be at points requiring maximum defense, as part of an [[integrated air defense system]] (IADS) and used with individual [[S-200 missile]] (NATO: [[SA-5 GAMMON]])[[surface-to-air missile]] battalions. BAR LOCKs were key components of the [[Gulf War#KARI: Iraqi air defense|Iraqi KARI IADS]]. <ref name=KoppDS1>{{citation | ||
| title = Desert Storm - The Electronic Battle, Part I | | title = Desert Storm - The Electronic Battle, Part I | ||
| first = Carlo | last = Kopp | | first = Carlo | last = Kopp | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 5 September 2008
BAR LOCK is the NATO reporting name for a Soviet-designed early warning and search radar, called the Soviet P-35M and P-37 by its designers. It is a wth search radar with moving target indicator, intended to be at points requiring maximum defense, as part of an integrated air defense system (IADS) and used with individual S-200 missile (NATO: SA-5 GAMMON)surface-to-air missile battalions. BAR LOCKs were key components of the Iraqi KARI IADS. [1]
They operated in the frequencies designated E/F-bands by NATO. They 150 to 350 km range. [2]
Physicially, the system has a pair of rotating antenna systems mounted on trailers, along with the control van. Each antenna is a stack of 6 truncated paraboloids; the stack gives approximate elevation angle. Where low level coverage is required, they are typically supplemented by a SIDE NET radar E-band nodding height finding radar. [1]
The BAR LOCK is significant in Western electronic intelligence, as being the target of the first serious attempt to measure radar power.[3] First power estimates came from photographic interpretation, followed, in 1958, by only partially successful measurements from a purpose-built electronic receiver in C-119 aircraft. These sysems were flown through Berlin aircraft corridors.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kopp, Carlo, "Desert Storm - The Electronic Battle, Part I", Australian Airpower
- ↑ "P-35/37 / BAR LOCK", Globalsecurity.org
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency, Power Measurements 1957-1967, Quality ELINT