Giraffe radar family
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The Giraffe radar family is a series of Swedish-made, mobile air-defense and surveillance radar systems designed to detect and track aerial threats for military forces.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GIRAFFE radar family | 1 |
| Giraffe radar | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air‑defense radar system
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radar system family ⓘ surveillance radar system ⓘ |
| category |
air‑defense equipment
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ground‑based radar ⓘ military electronic system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform |
mast‑mounted system
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shelter‑mounted system ⓘ truck‑mounted system ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air defense
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air surveillance ⓘ battlefield air‑defense coordination ⓘ |
| introducedAs | successor to earlier Swedish ground‑based radars ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Saab AB
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Saab Surveillance ⓘ
surface form:
Saab Electronic Defence Systems
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| marketedBy | Saab Surveillance ⓘ |
| mobility | mobile ⓘ |
| nameAlsoSpelled |
Giraffe radar family
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GIRAFFE radar family
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| notableVariant |
Giraffe 1X
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Giraffe 40 ⓘ Giraffe 4A ⓘ Giraffe 50AT ⓘ Giraffe 8A ⓘ Giraffe AMB ⓘ |
| operatingDomain | ground‑based air defense ⓘ |
| originLanguageOfName | Swedish ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
detection of aerial threats
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tracking of aerial threats ⓘ |
| providesCapability |
air picture generation
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early warning of air attack ⓘ target tracking for surface‑to‑air missiles ⓘ |
| sensorType | active electronically scanned array ⓘ |
| technologyType |
3D radar
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phased‑array radar ⓘ |
| typicalTargets |
cruise missiles
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fixed‑wing aircraft ⓘ helicopters ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
| usedBy | Swedish Armed Forces ⓘ |
| usedFor |
medium‑range air defense
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short‑range air defense ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
GIRAFFE radar family
this entity surface form:
Giraffe radar