공대공 모드에서 전혀 활용이 안되는건 아닌데, 빔폭을 좁히는건 Raid Assessment 모드같이 밀집한 표적들을 식별해내는 능력에 더 의미가 있음

“You know when you’re tracking a target and he crosses to give you a 90 degree beam, you usually break lock with older radars but the F-15’s radar hangs right in there and tracks him all the way through.

There are several reasons for such good radar performance but the major reason is that this is the first operational radar to employ both High and Medium Pulse Repetition Frequencies (PRF). Medium PRF allows you to operate down the deck when you’re on the target’s tail. High PRF gives you long-range detections when the target is coming right at you, when you need it the most.”

노칭이랑 SAR이랑 직결되진 않는듯. 근데 SAR 능력이 좋으면 노칭에 대한 저항성도 커진다는 걸 단박에 알 수 있는 자료가 되는거 같음. 결국 PRF 대역이 노칭이랑 SAR 성능에 절대적으로 영향이 끼친다고 하니까

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