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SEADAR
3D Multifunction Radar based on DAR technology
Introduction to SEADAR
SEADAR is an advanced AESA radar derived from
the family of advanced 3D Multifunction Radar (MFR)
in S Band. The four fixed digital AESA faces are
based on the Digital Array Radar (DAR) Technology,
developed by Virtualabs. SEADAR is one of the first
Digital Array Radar and is built with modular concept.
Each AESA face is composed of many digital
modules called Virtualabs Bricks (VBR). The
modularity allows to arrange several digital AESA
configurations, depending on the requirement.
Therefore, the final SEADAR can be adapted to fulfil
the requirements of any size of ships. The standard
SEADAR AESA face is composed of 24 VBRs.

SEADAR has been designed by exploiting the most advanced technologies to cope with the
present and future very demanding naval search and tracking requirements. Beside the superior
performances, the exploitation of the most advanced technologies allows to make very cost-
effective systems. The digital VBRs utilize Gallium Nitrate technology (GaN) to generate the RF
radiated power. The advanced digital array allows to perform the Digital Beam Forming (DBF) at
array element level: this means that SEADAR can:
• make simultaneous pencil beams in any directions;
• tailor beams and radar functions to cope with the different threat types to be detected or
tracked;
• operate in any complex scenarios, like the littoral one, where slow moving targets and
high-speed targets are present at the same time.

Depending on requirements, SEADAR can be provided in a configuration composed of one

AESA face with many VBRs, installed in a rotating pedestal.
The smart organization of the digital AESA control and the
many available processing functions (pulse compression,
MTI, FFTs, CFAR, Plots extractor, TWS, Target Classification,
Monopulse Single targets Tracking, etc.) allow to consider
SEADAR as a real Software Controlled Radar.
The software controls can be used to realize a “cognitive”
radar or a customized software radar. Beside the many
Search functions, SEADAR implements also, thanks to the
monopulse pencil beams, a very accurate single targets
tracking with an accuracy such to allow also a direct artillery
control.
The many available radar beams allow also to dedicate
beams to the Up-Link for anti-air missiles intermediate flight control.

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SEADAR (four faces) Block diagram

Key Features
Max instrumental Range: up to 250 Km
Min. Range: 200 m
Tilt of faces: +15°
3D Angle coverage 360° Az x near to 90°El.
500 TWS tracking channel (programmable)
Very high data rate (2 sec)
Very accurate Single Target Tracking (suitable for artillery guidance)
Proprietary Anti-nodding function for low altitude targets tracking
Beams for S Band anti-air missile Up-link
Advanced ECCMs
Graceful degradation
Enormous growth potential by only FW/SW upgrading 24 VBRs AESA face
Digital Array Face dimension: 1.5m x 1.5m
Low weigh (about 600 Kg above deck) and low power consumption.

Modularity
SEADAR can be provided with Digital AESA faces composed of different
number of bricks, achieving so, not only advanced 3D Search and Track
MFR adequate for installation on small or big ships, but also radars for
different applications (e.g. 64 VBRs face for Long Range Detection).

64 VBRs AESA face

Operational Availability
The solid-state digital arrays that utilize digital TX-RX modules and all digital processing allows
SEADAR to get an MTBCF of more than 3000 hours. This means that beside the very high
availability a very simplified low-cost logistic support will be required.

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Virtualabs s.r.l.: Via Zoe Fontana 10 - 00131 Roma - Italy - Tel +39064192300; Fax 390696526612
www.virtualabs.it mailto: info@virtualabs.it