JY-8 Radar vs P-40 radar: Specs Compared

ARadar & sensors

JY-8 Radar

unknown

BRadar & sensors

Early Warning/Target Acquisition

Credit

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First system

Second system

Measured figures

8 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

350kmmax

370km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

350 km

max

Single source

350 km (max)^[source]

370 km

Range

Single source

370 km (230 miles)^[source]

800kWx 2 (peak)

2,000kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

800 kW

x 2 (peak)

Single source

800 kW x 2 (peak)^[source]

2,000 kW

Power

Single source

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

JY-8 Radar and P-40 radar configuration
Specification	JY-8 Radar	P-40 radar
Diameter	unknown^[source]	—
Country of origin	People's Republic of China^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
Introduced	unknown^[source]	1963^[source]
No. built	unknown^[source]	—
Type	unknown^[source]	Early Warning/Target Acquisition^[source]
Frequency	C band^[source]	Centimeter^[source]
PRF	36,500 Hz^[source]	—
Beamwidth	0.55° (horizontal), 0.9° (vertical)^[source]	—
Pulsewidth	3-3.3 μs^[source]	—
RPM	3/6 rpm^[source]	—
Altitude	25 km^[source]	—
Azimuth	360°^[source]	360 degrees^[source]
Elevation	20°^[source]	2-14 degrees^[source]
Precision	500m (range); 0.3°(azimuth); 600m (RMS) at 185 km range (height)^[source]	—
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · Kyrgyzstan Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine

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