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lightweight all-weather battlefield Doppler radar
MSTAR is a lightweight all-weather battlefield Doppler radar originating in UK. It was built by DRS Technologies. Reported operators include US Army as AN/PPS-5C and by the Australian Army as AMSTAR.
UKMSTAR ) is a lightweight all-weather battlefield Doppler radar
Doppler radar operating in the J band
used by artillery observers to acquire and engage targets in bad visibility or at night
complete radar weighs 30 kilograms (66 lb)
detect targets out to 30 kilometres (19 mi)
with a maximum range of 42 kilometres (26 mi)
MSTAR was developed and produced in UK
by Thorn EMI Electronics (now part of Thales )
now licensed and manufactured by DRS Technologies
MSTAR is used by the US Army as AN/PPS-5C and by the Australian Army as AMSTAR
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 30 kg | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 30 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
MSTAR equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CanadaReported count for AN/PPS-5C MSTAR. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 200. Origin: United Kingdom United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2005), not the article revision. Cited source 2005-07-27. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
PolandReported count for MSTAR · MSTAR. Service scope: Polish Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 53. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
US Army as AN/PPS-5C and by the Australian Army as AMSTAR
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