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BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar · around
Single sourcearound 30 kg[source]
Configuration
| Specification | AN/MPQ-49 Forward Area Alerting Radar | BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar |
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| Speed | — | 0.9 m/s to 90 km/h[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review |
| Power | — | 80 W[source] |
| Type | lightweight early warning radar system[source] | — |
| Components | AN/TPQ-43 radar, AN/TPX-50 Mark XII IFF receiver, a 5 kW generator set, and a Gama Goat providing mobility[source] | — |
| Radar type | pulse doppler radar[source]AN/TPQ43 radar component |
AN/TPQ43 radar component of FAAR · about
Single sourceabout 20 km[source]AN/TPQ43 radar component of FAAR
Crawling Man
Single sourceGroup of people
Single sourceHeavy Vehicles
Single sourceLight Vehicles
Single sourceWalking Man
Single sourceCrawling Man : 700 m (0.43 mi) Walking Man : 3 km (1.9 mi) Group of people : 7 km (4.3 mi) Light Vehicles : 10 km (6.2 mi) Heavy Vehicles : 14 km (8.7 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
man portable 2D short-range battlefield and perimeter surveillance radar[source] |
| Frequency | D band[source]AN/TPQ43 radar component, no MHz value inferred | J band[source] |
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| Generator power | 5 kW generator set[source]Generator output, not radar transmitter power | — |
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| Data link | broadcast over FM radio to the "Target Alerting Data Display Set" (TADDS)[source] | — |
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| Mobility | entire system is easily air-transportable[source] | — |
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| US Army service history | FAAR was developed by the US Army in the 1960s to support their field anti-aircraft weapons, the M48 Chaparral and M163 Vulcan Air Defense System , deployed through the 1970s and 80's, and retired from active service in 1991.[source]Explicit USArmy subject; foreign current Morocco exact list remains separate | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 18, cell 2; revision 1376380667; retrieved 2026-09-30 | India[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Bharat Electronics Limited[source] |
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| Designer | — | Electronics and Radar Development Establishment ( DRDO )[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1400+[source] |
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| Azimuth | — | 30-180°[source] |
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| Elevation | — | -40 to +15°[source] |
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| Precision | — | ±20 meters (66 ft)[source] |
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| Other names | — | PJT-531[source] |
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| Detection Range | — | Crawling man: 500 m Walking man: 2 km (1.2 mi) Group of people: 7 km (4.3 mi) Light vehicle: 10 km (6.2 mi) Heavy vehicle: 14 km (8.7 mi)[source] |
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| Crawling man | — | 500 m[source] |
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| Walking man | — | 2 km (1.2 mi)[source] |
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| Group of people | — | 7 km (4.3 mi)[source] |
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| Light vehicle | — | 10 km (6.2 mi)[source] |
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| Heavy vehicle | — | 14 km (8.7 mi)[source] |
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| Range accuracy | — | 20m rms[source] |
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| Range resolution | — | 50 m[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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