YLC-2 Radar

The YLC-2 radar (domestic designation: LLQ303, formerly known as 385) is a three-dimensional main guidance and surveillance radar developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology.

In the mid-2000s, an improved version labeled YLC-2A was deployed to the PLA. Equipped with a new Giga-flops digital signal processor, it is capable of Digital Moving Target Indication (DMTI) and Constant false alarm rate (CFAR) processing. An S-band variation called YLC-2U with similar capabilities was also developed for SAM guidance. Both of these advanced YLC-2 radars have been specifically designed to counter stealth fighters such as F-22, with a claimed range of up to 200km even in heavy ECM environment.

Specifications

 * L - band
 * Power Output: 5.5 KW
 * Peak Power: 85 KW
 * Detection range: >500km
 * Accuracy: range 200m
 * Azimuth: 3600
 * Height: <500 m(R: <200km); 750 m(R: 300km)
 * Resolution range: <100m
 * Elevation 0.50 - +200
 * MTI improvement factor: 44dB
 * Antenna aperture: 7m x 9m
 * Antenna sidelobe level: -35dB
 * Other features:
 * Phased array system and pencil beam scan technology
 * Wide band low sidelobe planar array antenna
 * Monopulse angle measurement
 * Frequency diversity
 * Distributed high power solid-state transmitter
 * Advanced programmable digital signal processing

Operators

 * :Primary User
 * :YLC-18 radar
 * : YLC-18
 * :China sold unknown number of YLC-2V and YLC-18 radars to Myanmar in 2014.