Prasun K. Sengupta

The three-day 9th World Radar Expo that kicked off in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu Province, on April 22, was co-hosted by the China Radar Industry Association, the China Electronics Technology Group Co Ltd (CETC) and the China Electronics Information Industry Group Co Ltd (CEC).

YLC-2A RADAR

This expo was held in the ancient city of Nanjing for two consecutive editions because the city was the birthplace of China’s radar-related research and development programmes since 1949. The state-owned No. 14 Research Institute of CETC has existed there for 72 years. More than 50 international delegates from over 30 countries participating in the China-led Belt and Road Initiative were present as invited guests at the expo.

At the expo site, CETC displayed two types of new-generation counter-stealth radars, namely the flagship YLC-8E UHF-band 3-D airspace surveillance radar and the SLC-7 L-band 3-D surveillance airspace radar. Also shown was the S-band YLC-48 portable multifunctional reconnaissance radar, which can be used for detecting and tracking both manned and unmanned aerial platforms cruising at low-level, as well as inbound mortar/artillery rounds. The cylindrical-shaped YLC-48 adopts the domestic pioneering circular digital phased-array systems architecture, weighs 90kg and is vehicle-mounted. The No. 1