ARTHUR vs BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar

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ARadar & sensors

ARTHUR

counter-battery radar system originally

BEL BFSR-SR with thermal imager — licensed equipment photograph

BRadar & sensors

BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar

Credit

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First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

7 of 49 rows sourced on both sides

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30kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

30 kg

BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar · around

Single source

around 30 kg^[source]

Configuration

Details

ARTHUR and BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar configuration
Specification	ARTHUR	BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar
Speed	—	0.9 m/s to 90 km/h^[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review
Power	—	80 W^[source]
Type	Passive electronically scanned array^[source]	—
Place of origin	Sweden / Norway^[source]	—
In service	1994–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Operators

Wars	War in Afghanistan, Iraq War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Saab AB^[source]	Bharat Electronics Limited^[source]

Unit cost	SEK 27 million (1996)^[source]	—

No. built	80 (by 2020)^[source]	1400+^[source]

Variants	Mod A, Mod B, Mod C, Mod D^[source]	—

Country of origin	Sweden / Norway^[source]	India^[source]

Frequency	C (G/H)-band^[source]	J band^[source]

Precision	60 m (200 ft)^[source]	±20 meters (66 ft)^[source]

Other names	MAMBA TAIPAN^[source]	PJT-531^[source]

Role	counter-battery radar system originally^[source]	—

Source measurement	The ARTHUR detects hostile artillery by tracking projectiles in flight. The original ARTHUR Mod A can locate guns at 15–20 km and 120 mm mortars at 30–35 km with a circular error probable of 0.45% of range. This is accurate enough for effective counter-battery fire by friendly artillery batteries . ARTHUR can operate as a stand-alone, medium-range weapons locating radar or a long-range weapon locating system, consisting of two to four radars working in coordination. This flexibility enables the system to maintain a constant surveillance of an area of interest.^[source]ARTHUR · Role; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The upgraded ARTHUR Mod B met the British Army 's MAMBA requirement for locating guns, mortars or rockets. It can locate guns at 20–25 km and 120 mm mortars at 35–40 km with a circular probable error of 0.35% of range. MAMBA was successfully used by the British Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, with an availability of 90%.^[source]ARTHUR · Role; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage ARTHUR Mod C has a larger antenna and can detect guns at 31 km, mortars at 55 km and rockets at 50–60 km depending on their size, and locate targets at a rate of 100 per minute with CEP 0.2% of range for guns and rockets and 0.1% for mortars.^[source]ARTHUR · Role; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage ARTHUR WLR Mod D has several improvements, including an instrumented range of up to 100 km, an accuracy of 0.15% of range, and the ability to cover an arc of 120°. The detection range is between 0.8 and 100 km and could possibly increase to 200 km. More than 100 targets can be tracked at the same time. It was delivered to the British Army in 2024, under the designation TAIPAN .^[source]ARTHUR · Role; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The ARTHUR detects hostile artillery by tracking projectiles in flight. The original ARTHUR Mod A can locate guns at 15–20 km and 120 mm mortars at 30–35 km with a circular error probable of 0.45% of range. This is accurate enough for effective counter-battery fire by friendly artillery batteries . ARTHUR can operate as a stand-alone, medium-range weapons locating radar or a long-range weapon locating system, consisting of two to four radars working in coordination. This flexibility enables the system to maintain a constant surveillance of an area of interest.^[source]ARTHUR · Role; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The upgraded ARTHUR Mod B met the British Army 's MAMBA requirement for locating guns, mortars or rockets. It can locate guns at 20–25 km and 120 mm mortars at 35–40 km with a circular probable error of 0.35% of range. MAMBA was successfully used by the British Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, with an availability of 90%.^[source]ARTHUR · Role; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

ARTHUR Mod C has a larger antenna and can detect guns at 31 km, mortars at 55 km and rockets at 50–60 km depending on their size, and locate targets at a rate of 100 per minute with CEP 0.2% of range for guns and rockets and 0.1% for mortars.^[source]ARTHUR · Role; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

ARTHUR WLR Mod D has several improvements, including an instrumented range of up to 100 km, an accuracy of 0.15% of range, and the ability to cover an arc of 120°. The detection range is between 0.8 and 100 km and could possibly increase to 200 km. More than 100 targets can be tracked at the same time. It was delivered to the British Army in 2024, under the designation TAIPAN .^[source]ARTHUR · Role; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Designer	—	Electronics and Radar Development Establishment ( DRDO )^[source]

Azimuth	—	30-180°^[source]

Elevation	—	-40 to +15°^[source]

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]

Crawling man	—	500 m^[source]

Walking man	—	2 km (1.2 mi)^[source]

Group of people	—	7 km (4.3 mi)^[source]

Light vehicle	—	10 km (6.2 mi)^[source]

Heavy vehicle	—	14 km (8.7 mi)^[source]

Range accuracy	—	20m rms^[source]

Range resolution	—	50 m^[source]

Radar type	—	man portable 2D short-range battlefield and perimeter surveillance radar^[source]

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