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'''RASIT''' (''radar d'acquisition et de surveillance terrestre'') is a ground-surveillance [[pulse doppler]] [[radar]] developed by [[Thomson-CSF]] (now [[Thales]]),<ref>[http://www.adspast.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=40287]</ref> and fielded by several militaries. The original version of RASIT had a range of 30 kilometers and could distinguish between personnel, vehicles, and aircraft.<ref>[http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Radar-and-Electronic-Warfare-Systems/Rasit-ground-surveillance-radar-International.html janes.com]</ref> RASIT operates in the [[I band]] and has a peak power of two [[kilowatts]]. The system is deployed on vehicles (although it can be removed from its mount and emplaced on the ground) and has been used by at least 32 nations.<ref>[http://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/rs/rs5521.doc forecastinternational]</ref> The latest version of RASIT, the RASIT-E, has a range of 40 kilometers.
'''RASIT''' (''radar d'acquisition et de surveillance terrestre'') is a ground-surveillance [[pulse doppler]] [[radar]] developed by [[Thomson-CSF]] (now [[Thales]]),<ref>[http://www.adspast.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=40287]</ref> and fielded by several militaries. The original version of RASIT had a range of 30 kilometers and could distinguish between personnel, vehicles, and aircraft.<ref>[http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Radar-and-Electronic-Warfare-Systems/Rasit-ground-surveillance-radar-International.html janes.com]</ref> RASIT operates in the [[I band]] and has a peak power of two [[kilowatts]]. The system is deployed on vehicles (although it can be removed from its mount and emplaced on the ground) and has been used by at least 32 nations.<ref>[http://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/rs/rs5521.doc forecastinternational]</ref> The latest version of RASIT, the RASIT-E, has a range of 40 kilometers.


RASIT was developed in the mid-1970's and over 700 units had been sold by 1996. The latest RASIT customer is [[Estonia]], where the radar is used for border surveillance.
RASIT was developed in the mid-1970's and over 700 units had been sold by 1996. It was used in the [[Falklands War]] by the [[Argentine Navy]] to guide the [[Exocet]] ship-to-ship missile -launched from an improvised platform set near the coast- that irreparably damaged the [[HMS Glamorgan]]. The latest RASIT customer is [[Estonia]], where the radar is used for border surveillance.


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==

Revision as of 06:52, 29 February 2012

RASIT
RASIT mounted on a German Army Fuchs armored vehicle
Country of originFrance
Introducedmid-1970s
No. builtunknown
TypeGround surveillance
FrequencyI band
PRF200 MHz
Range40 km
Diameterunknown
Azimuth0-240º
Power2 kW

RASIT (radar d'acquisition et de surveillance terrestre) is a ground-surveillance pulse doppler radar developed by Thomson-CSF (now Thales),[1] and fielded by several militaries. The original version of RASIT had a range of 30 kilometers and could distinguish between personnel, vehicles, and aircraft.[2] RASIT operates in the I band and has a peak power of two kilowatts. The system is deployed on vehicles (although it can be removed from its mount and emplaced on the ground) and has been used by at least 32 nations.[3] The latest version of RASIT, the RASIT-E, has a range of 40 kilometers.

RASIT was developed in the mid-1970's and over 700 units had been sold by 1996. It was used in the Falklands War by the Argentine Navy to guide the Exocet ship-to-ship missile -launched from an improvised platform set near the coast- that irreparably damaged the HMS Glamorgan. The latest RASIT customer is Estonia, where the radar is used for border surveillance.

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