STIR (radar)

STIR (Signal Tracking and Illumination Radar) is a medium-to-long range fire-control radar system manufactured by Thales Group. It is used for electro-optical tracking and missile illumination.^[1][2][3][4]

STIR

STIR-1.8
Country of origin	Netherlands
Type	Radar tracker
Frequency	X/K band
PRF	1,800 / 3,600 pps
Beamwidth	1.4 degree（X-band） 0.3 degree（K-band）
Pulsewidth	0.29 micro second
Power	220 kW（X-band） 20 kW（K-band）

Model

Model	Antenna	Radar	EO	Transmitter	Source
STIR 1.2 EO	Cassegrain 1.2 m	I-band, K-band	BW/Color/Infrared/Laser	Solid State	[5]
STIR 1.8	1.8 m
STIR 2.4 HP	Cassegrain 2.4 m	I-band	BW/Infrared	125kW TWT	[6]

Operators

Source:^[7][8]

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Belgium
• Chile
• Egypt
• Germany
• Greece
• Indonesia
• South Korea
• Netherlands
• Nigeria
• Peru
• Portugal
• Taiwan
• Turkey

See also

• 2018 Japan–South Korea radar lock-on dispute – Japan alleged a South Korean navy destroyer irradiated a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft with STIR 1.8.