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MPDR 12

Country of Origin: Germany

The MPDR 12 is the target acquisition radar installed in the German Gepard Mk 2 and Mk 3 air defense vehicles. It has a high data rate (60 rpm), and is used with the MSR-400 Mk XII identification-friend-or-foe (IFF interrogator.

The monopulse pulse-Doppler system has permanent echo rejection values of 23 dB.

When in service with a Gepard Mk 2, the MPDR 12 is paired with a J-band (10-20 GHz) tracking radar.

In service.

Germany donated 43 Gepards to Romania in 1999. It is not clear...

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