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Turkey’s MILSAR Radar Used to Detect Drifting Mines

Turkey’s Meteksan announced that its MILSAR synthetic aperture and moving target indicator radar (SAR/MTI) successfully detected mines drifting in the Black Sea.

Naval News Staff 30 May 2022

MILSAR can scan large areas of the sea surface to take detailed images and enable real-time detection of drifting mines.

Meteksan press release

MILSAR SAR/MTI Radar developed by Meteksan Defense as a project of the Defence Industry Agency was integrated into the ANKA unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Turkish Naval Forces Command and started mine detection in April. President of Defence Industry Agency, Prof. Dr. Ismail Demir, announced the development of the usage of MILSAR, stating that Turkish UAVs have gained a new capability.

MILSAR Radar, which enables UAVs, which act as “observation points” in the sky with their long tenure, to be active even in severe weather conditions where electro-optical systems are ineffective or when flying over the cloud, has added mine detection to its capabilities. Turkey has become one of the few countries that can detect mines on the sea surface using radar technology from UAVs, thanks to the ANKA UAV integration of MILSAR.

Synthetic aperture and moving target indicator radars are essential sensors for reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft and satellites because they can continue to provide high-resolution images in weather conditions where electro-optical sensors are ineffective, such as fog/cloud top.

Day and night tracking in all weather conditions

MILSAR ANKA
MILSAR radar fitted aboard ANKA UAV. Meteksan picture.

Thanks to its under 30 kg weight, high-resolution image capability from long ranges, easy integration into platforms, and user-friendly features, MILSAR adds power to UAV platforms.

MILSAR, which can detect and track moving targets on the ground in the target detection function, allows for images with a resolution of up to 30 centimeters regardless of distance, even when there is no vision.

It is stated that MILSAR SAR/MTI Radar started to operate in coordination with the Turkish Naval Forces Command after the mine threats emerged. Mines can be detected in real time in SAR mode using MILSAR images, which take detailed images by scanning large areas of the sea surface. MILSAR, which provides quality wide-area surveillance with its range-independent resolution, has developed an important set of capabilities for detecting stray mines that pose a high security threat in all weather conditions, day and night, instantly within the limits of the “Turkish blue seas.”

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