UKASACS United Kingdom Air Defence A Brief History

UKASACS Typical East Coast CH Site Chain Home Latticed Masts

UKASACS CHAIN HOME Many changes have taken place over the years. From the 1940’s Chain Home network to present day UK Air Defence.

Ground Controlled UKASACS Interception

UKASACS ROTOR – Post WW 2 Type 13 and 14 Radars

UKASACS BERLIN AIRLIFT

UKASACS ROTOR series Ops Room

UKASACS CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

UKASACS Tripwire Response ICBM Early Warning Console Position

UKASACS Air Defence Radar Stations Type 84 Radar

UKASACS Air Defence Radar Stations Type 85 Radar

UKASACS R 3 Ops Rooms

UKASACS UNI Consoles & Upgrades

UKASACS UKADR The UK Air Defence Region is a region of air space, around the United Kingdom The region is 2048 square miles covering the United Kingdom and Faroe Islands.

Features of an Air Defence UKASACS Radar Ø 3 Dimensional Cover. Ø Long Range Detection. Ø Good Clutter Rejection. Ø Secondary Surveillance Radar.

Features of an Air Defence UKASACS Radar Ø Display Facilities Ø Communication Facilities Ø Ground to Air Ø Telephones Ø Data Links Ø Time & Position - Global Position System. Ø Maintainability - Line Replaceable

UKASACS T 101 Radar System Antenna

UKASACS T 101 Radar System Radar Management Cabin

UKASACS T 101 Radar System Display Workshop Cabin

UKASACS T 101 Radar System Power Distribution Cabin

UKASACS T 101 Radar System Generator Cabins

UKASACS T 101 Main Features Ø Frequency Ø 2. 7 -3. 1 Band GHz Ø Bandwidth Ø 400 MHz Ø Frequency Ø 32 Agility Different User Frequencies. Ø Instrumented Ø 254 Range nautical miles

UKASACS Ø Type 101 Located at: Ø Portreath Ø Kirton in Lindsey Ø 1 Air Control Center (1 ACC)

UKASACS Air Defence UKASACS BENBECULA Radar Sites BUCHAN BRIZLEE WOOD STAXTON WOLD KIRTON IN LINDSEY TRIMINGHAM PORTREATH

UKASACS T 101 Main Features Ø Pulse Ø 16. 4 Duration - 68. 4 µs Ø Compressed Ø 400 ns Ø Rotation Ø 6 Pulse Length Speed / Scan Speed rpm Ø Pulse Repetition Interval Ø 854. 4 to 3351. 6 ms

UKASACS T 101 Main Features Ø Elevation Coverage Ø 0 to 20 with Electronic tilt offset ranging from -2 to +5. 75. Ø Radio Ø 200 Frequency (RF) Power k. W (Spot Frequency). Ø 150 k. W (Across the full frequency spread). Ø 5. 48 k. W Mean (4% duty cycle).

UKASACS Air Defence UKASACS BENBECULA Radar Sites BUCHAN BRIZLEE WOOD STAXTON WOLD KIRTON IN LINDSEY TRIMINGHAM PORTREATH

UKASACS Display Facilities Ø Transmit Inhibit Sectors (TIS). Ø Tracking. Ø Intercept Geometry.

UKASACS Display Facilities Ø Radar Monitoring & Control. Ø UKASACS Link Filter Areas (LFA). Ø Simulation.