Turkish Armed Forces actively use domestic drone detection radar Retinar FAR-AD VIDEO

The Turkish Retinar FAR-AD drone detection radar developed by Meteksan Defence is a fully national radar system for defence against mini/micro drones and threats from the ground.

Thanks to its 360-degree lateral coverage, the radar can detect people at a distance of more than 9 kilometres and small drones such as the DJI Phantom 4 at a distance of 4.4 kilometres, Caliber.Az reports, citing SavunmaSanayiST.com on Twitter.

Yerli Dron Tespit Radarı: Retinar FAR-AD

Milli imkanlarla geliştirilen Retinar FAR-AD, hem dron hem de insan tespitine özel olarak geliştirildi.

360 derece yanca kapsama alanına sahip radar, 9+ kilometreden insan ve 4.4 kilometreden DJI Phantom 4 kadar küçük dronları tespit… pic.twitter.com/apGqR3Kg2i

— SavunmaSanayiST.com (@SavunmaSanayiST) July 14, 2023

The Retinar FAR-AD radar is actively used by Turkish security units allowing them to automatically scan large areas.

Operating with low RF output power in the Ku frequency band, the system features advanced solid-state RF design technology and digital radar architecture. Utilising a customisable pulse compression Doppler pulse waveform, the system offers selectable efficient modes of use with different waveforms and different angular rotation speeds due to its digital radar architecture.

"With a rotation speed of 30 rpm, Retinar FAR-AD is unaffected by threat manoeuvres and successfully follows threats," the report says. 

Radar provides the operator with course, velocity, and orientation information of targets tracked by "User Interface Software". A system that can perform automatic classification of targets within the tracking information in the tracking mode during scanning improves classification efficiency by using detailed algorithms in the target analysis mode to eliminate uncertainties and improve classification reliability.