Mirador air defense radar

The Mirador series of low clutter, surveillance and tracking radars are primarily used with air defense systems to detect low and very low flying aircraft.

A single transmitter aims a pulse-Doppler, double-stacked beam at a small parabolic reflector. One beam scans the azimuth to detect the direction and range of possible threats. Once a target is identified, the second beam determines the specific elevation. Return signals are converted to audible codes prioritized according to...