Agat New Generation of Active Radar Homing Heads

HOMING HEADS
Iosif Akopyan, Director General and General Designer of the Moscow Agat Research Institute JSC, Academician of the Russian Academy of Rocket
and Artillery Sciences, Dr. Sc. (Technology), Professor
AGAT: NEW GENERATION

OF ACTIVE RADAR
HOMING HEADS
D
uring the recent years, t h e c o n d i t i o n o f a considerable Upgraded 9B-1103M active radar homing head
(diameter 350 mm)
aircraft, cruise and tactical increase in performance characteristics
ballistic missiles built of air defense missile systems and
around the stealth technology missile systems of interceptor
have extensively been fighters. This compels the developers
employed as air attack of air defense missiles to continuously
assets. At the same time, use is upgrade their products without
widely made of various massive lowering their effectiveness in new
intensive interference noises conditions.
affecting air defense weapons. Taking into account the experience of
The results of air attack assets combat employment of air attack
employment in modern local assets, specialists of the Moscow
conflicts convincingly show that the Agat Research Institute develop
effective fight is possible only on new generations of radar homing
Upgraded 9B-1103M active radar homing head heads for air-to-air and surface-to-
(diameter 200 mm) air missiles.
In the 1990s, the institute
developed an active radar homing
head, the 9B-1103M upgraded
version, with minimum dimensions
and weight, which outperforms the developed, including the units
preceding generations of active incorporated in various radar
radar homing heads. It mounts a homing heads. This principle has
miniature digital processor featuring manifested itself to the full extent
a large storage memory and rapid during the development of the
action capability; fiber optic gyroscopes upgraded 9B-1103M active radar
are installed instead of the homing head. A high degree of
mechanical ones. This minimizes unification allows its use in air
the time of position line generation defense and air-to-air missiles
and missile launch readiness. ranging from 200 to 400mm in cal-
The institute pays much attention iber.
to the unification of items being The development of new small-size
Taking into account the experience of combat

employment of air at tack assets, specialists of
the Moscow Agat Research Institute develop
new generations of radar homing heads for air-
to-air and surface-to-air missiles.
40 MILITARY PARADE
radar homing heads ensuring
precise guidance of missiles
The new high-performance digital computer and
became possible due to the introduction the digital processor have considerably
of the up-to-date technologies,
computerized workstations and improved the active radar homing head’s
unique measuring and modeling
stands.
intellect thereby increasing the target lockon
During the recent years, our range and jamming immunity of the homing
highly qualified specialists and
scientists made miniature SHF
equipment.
transmitters and receivers, high- new-generation active radar homing to the control system. The
performance onboard digital computers head for air-to-air and surface-to- guidance system effectiveness is
and digital signal processors. air missiles. This homing head will retained in clutter and jamming
Considerable progress has been be able to detect, lock on and environments. A missile fitted with
achieved in the development of automatically track air targets at this active radar homing head can
antenna equipment, including flat ranges 2 to 2.5 times exceeding engage various targets: aircraft,
waveguide slot monopulse antenna the existing active radar homing helicopters (including the hovering
arrays and pointed radiotransparent heads (without increasing p o w e r ones), cruise, tactical ballistic,
radomes possessing high characteristics. consumption from the missile) and to antiradar and antiship missiles.
At present, Agat develops a send required signals and commands This active radar homing head
features an increased transmitter
power as well as new types of
radar signals and methods of their
processing.
The new high-performance
digital computer and the digital
processor have considerably
improved the active radar homing
head’s intellect thereby increasing
the target lockon r a n g e a n d
jamming immunity of the homing
equipment.
The active radar homing head
under development weighs 35 kg,
and its antenna mirror diameter is
280 mm. It will be able to lock on
fighters at a range of up to 70 km.
Apart from the active radar
homing head proper, Agat develops
a set of nonstandard instrumentation,
as well as measuring and modeling
stands that will facilitate its series
production and operation in armed
INCREASED-RANGE units.
It is supposed that the mockup
ACTIVE RADAR of the new-generation active radar
homing head will be demonstrated
HOMING HEAD at the MAKS 2003 International
Aerospace Show in the town of
Zhukovsky. ■
Moscow Agat Research

Institute JSC
2a Tupolev St., Zhukovsky-2
140182, Moscow Region, Russia
Phone: (095) 556-5087, 253-0996
Fax: (095) 742-3587, 253-6544
E-mail: siagat@ASVT.RU
2003 JULY ✩ AUGUST 41

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HOMING HEADS

AGAT: NEW GENERATION

Taking into account the experience of combat

Moscow Agat Research

2003 JULY ✩ AUGUST 41

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