As per sources it is for a pulse mode
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Still better source then “Trust me bro” xD
give me 1 official claim of it having 400kw peak output
to put it into perspective if it is indeed 400kw it would end up having like 1000km+ agaisnt a 5m2 target or something
Maybe but also remember the Su-35 doesn’t need to use it’s Radar an A-50 can provide over the horizon data for BVRAAM shots.
Are you sure? At least, considering that almoat only A-50 Russia have - sovied made, with soviet datalink and systems overall…
anything can be upgraded.
also i believe they depend on DL updates from ground units like s400 more than AWACS, kinda their doctrine
You need money for that
Aswell as power
Sure A-50U exists… but only few of them
a bit of software upgrade to make it network centric doesnt cost much
Not software.
Hardware is also outdated a lot.
Also you need to pay workers
you still dont get the point, you just need to give the coordinates of the targets using DL to planes and missiles in the area
what kind of point is that? obviously they are paid.
Yes A-50 has been providing guidance for S-400 systems.
Russia have a pretty developed data link
It is not uncommon for pulse radars to have very high peak powers, with far lower average power. For example the British Red Steer radar (a relatively small radar with 20 nm max range, used for tail warning on the Vulcan bomber) had a peak power output of 130 kW, but doing some maths using the pulse width and PRF provided you arrive at an average power of only 130 W.
It is not hard to believe that far larger and more modern radars would be able to achieve 400 kW peak power. Heck the MiG-25’s radar is widely stated to have a peak power output of 600 kW.
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