Whats the comparison of MSA with AESA or Pulse Doppler?
All
phased array radars (AESA and PESA) have a
higher range when compared to traditional radars. They do have a
narrow horizontal field view though.
The one
advantage AESA has over PESA is that its operating frequencies
keep shifting, so its
almost impossible to
jam it by jamming a certain range of frequencies. There is
not a significant range advantage that AESA enjoys over PESA.
How good is it compared to other types of radars in existence today?
KLJ-7 radar is
not the cutting edge. Its a very
average radar. Nothing special about it, in fact it is a
bare bone radar. It has a
average range but nothing else. It is a traditional radar, so it will have its problems like jamming etc.
But we re not even sure if its KLJ or some other radar of chinese origin .. are we.?
We are
sure that its
KLJ-7. Only some very optimistic people have doubts that it might be KLJ-10. But we know its
not so. KLJ-7 is a
scaled down version of KLJ-10. KLJ-10 is an
inferior radar compared to
F-16s radar(APG-68). So you know know where KLJ-7 stands. This has been accepted by
CCTV China, which is a state media.