Type 360 Radar

The Type 360 is Chinese air/surface search radar.^[1] It is manufactured by Yangzhou Marine Electronic Instruments Research Institute (扬州船用电子仪器研究所)/ No. 723 Institute and is reportedly based on Selenia RAN-10S / SPS – 774.

Rear view of Type 360 radar deployed on Type 053H3 Frigate

Usage

It is deployed on a number of new PLAN vessels, such as the:

• Ma'anshan class frigate
• Type 071 amphibious transport dock.^[2]
• Type 053H3 frigate^[3][1]

Specifications

• E/F-band^[1]

(Specs based on RAN-10S)

• Beam: 1.5° × 17° (coverage to 60° elevation)
• Peak Power: 140 kW
• Gain: 28 dB
• Burst width: 20.8 (compressed to 0.4) microseconds
• PRF: 900 pps
• Scan Rate: 15 or 30 rpm
• Max altitude: 10,000 m
• Max detection range :- 250 km
• Mast weight: 900 kg
• Antenna dimensions: 4.3 m × 0.7 m
• Other features:
  • Phased coded burst pulse, each burst consist of 4 pulses and frequency agile transmitter
  • Separate IFF antenna (4 × yagi) installed on top of antenna.
• Other reported names:
  • SR60
  • H/LJQ360
  • Seagull-S
  • S-3