EL/M-2238 STAR
The EL/M-2238 3D-STAR is a multi-purpose air and surface-search naval radar system developed by IAI Elta for medium-sized ships like corvettes and frigates. STAR is an acronym of Surveillance & Threat Alert Radar.
Design and description
It is a 3D multi-beam and multi-mode fully coherent pulse Doppler search radar which functions in the S band. It can perform both surface and aerial search simultaneously. It is designed to support anti-air and surface-gunnery systems. The antenna in the Doppler sensor has a planar array for 3D multi-beam operations and a vertical array of strip radiators. It has programmable signal processing and is stabilized within a roll and pitch of 20 degrees. It comes in three variants - a larger dual-face version, a medium version and a small single-face version.| Type | Instrumentation range | Fighter aircraft detection | Automatic missile detection | Scan rate | Above/below-deck weight | Power requirement |
| Small | 200 | 150 | 20 | 12/24 | 700/1300 | 20 |
| Medium | 250 | 200 | 25 | N/A | 840/1300 | 21 |
| Large | 350 | 250 | 28 | 6/15 | 1500/2000 | 34 |
Operators
The radar is installed in ships of the following navies:- Godavari-class frigates
- Shivalik class frigates
- Endurance-class landing platform dock
- Mariscal Sucre class frigate - Installed while upgrading the first two ships Mariscal Sucre and Almirante Brión. Installed on the stub mast.