is lprf lpi mode? irbis I think has lprf
i have a primary source about lprf but not lpi
LPI is low probability of intercept, not LPRF (low pulse repetition frequency). Its not something Irbis-E has afaik, I’m pretty sure CAPTOR-M doesn’t have it either, though CAPTOR-E definitely does. Its basically the ability to use your radar while reducing the chance the enemies RWR or EW suite will pick it up.
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it says discrete continous, is that lpi?
Pretty sure it aint, if I had to guess, its something like being able to launch SARH missiles without triggering a launch warning, something that could be done with some western radars and AIM-7M and beyond iirc
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would those be L band radars? su35 has aesa iff L band interrogators…
Nah, just look up LPI radar on google
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Yeah that’s one of the things I’ve thought of as a counter to gimballed AESA/PESA, they are basically feeding advanced RWR’s tons of targeting information from more angles
after some reserach, looks like the l band arrays on the su-35s were developed further to provided lpi abilities for the l band arrays on the su-57… so yeah you seem to be right
su-57 l band arrays
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su-35 l band arrays
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thats a bad point to make tho ? if undetected by the other target they can still use the radar with its array centered. one of the main advantage of gimbaled radar is that can they can notch and track their target after they get detected. but tbh atleast for war thunder with how small the maps are idk if LPI will be effective in game.
Foxhunter has LPI, so is certainly possible for an M-Scan to have LPI. So I wouldnt be surprised if CAPTOR-M did too
wikipedia state that any aesa is a lpi radar. since the iff interrogators on the su-35 are aesa… would that count as lpi? problem is that they’re (probably) only used for iff (can’t find anything trustworthy that states they can be used as standalone radars like the su-57s)
wikipedia is a horrendous source though, so not gonna take it at face value
https://cmano-db.com/sensor/1888/
this states its a LPI radar
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this for example says its used for both ecm and iff, and the second link says it can range and find azimuth of targets but not the elevation of them
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|Byelka (radar) - Wikipedia
Exposed! Sukhoi Su-57’s X-band N036 Byelka And N036L L Band Radars Are Not What You Think? – Global Defense Corp
cmano-db.com
anyways my conclusion is that it doesn’t have lpi (probably) and that’s prolly the last ill talk about it
Modern RWR/ECM suite can track and even range targets off just RWR pings, and there’s evidence for planes being able to fire missiles with that information
LPI is a feature that is enhanced by AESA but not all AESA are LPI. LPI is pretty much just emissions control in a way that makes it harder to track and hone in on, it is mostly software I think
yea but u can still use gimbaled radars like fixed radars. i think only rafale is able to do that iirc.
Only Dassualt wants to flaunt it for export sales more likely
No, thats a pretty common feature among modern planes afaik, and not unique to the Rafale, its part of the whole sensor fusion thing
i doubt that.
Luftwaffe Typhoons apparently do it with IRIS-Ts
maybe.
what abt meteors/amraams ?