SLC-2 Radar

With slight modification to software parameters the radar can also be used to detect and track low flying targets such as light aircraft, helicopters and RPVs.

Aside from political reasons, the US$10 million plus unit price tag of the TPQ-37 (including after sale logistic support) was simply too costly for the Chinese.

As Chinese capability in microelectronics matured, an updated version of passive phased array Type 373 radar was developed, designated the SLC-2.

This is a fully solid-state, highly digitized version that adopts planar active phased array antenna.

However, these costly radars could not be purchased in large numbers and China thus developed the capability for SLC-2 to provide accurate coordinates for both distance and position.