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Radar MKM-8

Man portable ground surveillance radar for detection of ground and low flying targets and artillery fire correction.

Tracking up to 100 targets, displaying selected target trail.

Detection range: walking man – 8 km; vehicle – 24 km; low flying objects (helicopters, gliders) – 15 km; artillery shells – 10 km.

Used by the IDF during the Second Lebanon War (2006).

Frequency: X band (10 GHz); radar technology: coherent doppler; power supply: 24 Volts DC; weight: 30 kg.

Solid state technology, slotted array waveguide antenna.

Manufactured by Elta, Israel. Designated EL/M-2129.