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Model 17-C early warning radar

Country of Origin: China

The Model 17-C was an intermediate-range air defense early warning radar. It was truck-mounted in two vehicles: an operations vehicle and a power-supply vehicle, which carried the two diesel generators.

The Yagi antenna array could be mounted on the six-wheel operations truck that contained the electronics and displays, or deployed on the ground. The Model 17-C's dipole array consisted of four rows, two layers and eight units. Since the system was small and lightweight, it was...

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