OVERVIEW: The N010 aka Zhuk-M aka SLOT BACK pulse-Doppler radar is an airborne LD/SD air-to-air fire-control radar operating in the NATO I/low-J band.

DETAILS:
The N010 aka SLOT BACK is a pulse-Doppler radar with a "Look-down/shoot-down" (LD/SD) capability. It uses an electronically scanned slotted planar array radar antenna, and can track 10 targets while simultaneously engaging four targets. It is capable of all-aspect engagement of targets. Its air combat mode allows for vertical search, head-up display search, wide-angle search, and automatic terrain avoidance for low-altitude combat operations. Unlike the N019, it was also capable of engaging slow-moving/hovering targets, such as helicopters.

Unlike the predecessor N019, it also offered air-to-surface modes, including the ability to perform 3x3 meter terrain mapping and track up to two gound targets. The N010 is compatable with the AA-12 ADDER and the R-27R1 and R-27T1 ALAMO AAMs, as well as the Kh-31A KRYPTON and R-37E AXEHEAD ASMs.


Specifications:

Frequency: 9-12 GHz (approx) (I-band/low J-band (NATO))
PRF: ?? Khz
Pulse width: unknown
Power: 1.5 kW (average); 6 kW (peak)
Scan Limits: ±90° azimuth, +55°, -40° degrees elevation.
Range: 65 nm search, "look-up" mode, head-on aspect (v. 5 m2 RCS aircraft)
27 nm search, "look-up" mode, tail aspect (v. 5 m2 RCS aircraft)
59 nm search, "look-down" mode, head-on aspect (v. 5 m2 RCS aircraft)
24 nm search, "look-down" mode, tail aspect (v. 5 m2 RCS aircraft)
43 nm acquisition (v. 5 m2 RCS aircraft)
161/81 nm search (v. destroyer/patrolboat)
65 nm search (v. RR bridge)

NOTES: IOC: 2005. Considered unreliable when first tested in 1990's. First tested in 1987 for installation on the MiG-29M fighter upgrade, but never used in Russian service. Also proposed as a radar upgrade for the MiG-23 fighter.

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