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The prototype of the ASELSAN ÇAFRAD Multi-Purpose Phased Array Radar, which is the heart of the TF-2000….

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The prototype of the ASELSAN ÇAFRAD Multi-Purpose Phased Array Radar, which is the heart of the TF-2000….
I think it is wrong to say Çafrad is the heart of TF-2000 anymore. Design changed considerably and that tweet line is outdated. ÇFR is now tasked with surface detection, EW and IFF, not anti air warfare, which is the main task of the TF-2000.
"Since the S-Band UMR, which was designed for early warning purposes in the old design and designed to detect and track only air-breathing targets at long ranges, will take on a significant part of the load in the new configuration (in addition to early warning, it will also perform the function of precisely guiding HİSAR and SİPER G/Ms to the target), the ÇAFRAD configuration now includes an X-Band Radar (ÇFR) that will focus only on surface engagement. In terms of survivability requirements, the single mast concept has also been abandoned in the ÇAFRAD System, and the single-sided fixed antennas of the S-Band UMR are placed on the right, left and aft sides of the ship's superstructure (bridge), while the antennas of the EFR are located on the integrated main mast."

I feel like that is an old photo.
It is, it's from when it was tested aboard a Gabya Class frigate back in 2018.
 

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