Vietnam successfully produces BR-12 marine radar

In the context of our country's limited economy and low level of science and technology compared to the world, the exploitation, mastery and technical assurance of modern technical weapons is a mandatory and indispensable requirement to enhance the army's combat power, enhance national defense potential, and proactively prepare for all situations.

In that spirit, the Radar Institute of the Military Science and Technology Institute has promoted creativity and launched specialized and useful products, effectively serving the task of training combat readiness for the army.

Vietnamese warships are equipped with self-developed fire control radars.

In that spirit, over the years, the Institute has successfully built hundreds of research projects in the fields of radar and ultra-high frequency. Among them is the BR-12 digitally controlled phased array radar model researched, designed and built by the Radar Laboratory of the Radar Institute.

The product is the BR-12 radar model - a 2-coordinate close-range maritime surveillance radar system used to detect, determine coordinates, and closely follow the trajectory of targets on the sea surface such as rubber boats, fishing boats, warships. And slow-speed aerial targets within the coverage area of ​​the station such as helicopters and propeller aircraft.

This radar station has a range measurement error of 10m or less, and an azimuth measurement error of 3 degrees or less. The station consists of an antenna system, a transceiver system, and a display processing system.

According to Colonel - Dr. Tran Van Hung, Director of the Radar Institute, Institute of Military Science and Technology: "Initially, the Institute has grasped the core technology, from which the Institute can ensure good cooperation with partners to develop marine radars as well as take the initiative in designing, manufacturing and ensuring the exploitation and mastery of modern weapons and equipment".

Before successfully producing the BR-12 marine radar model, Vietnam also successfully produced and put into service the MP-123 fire control radar for warships. This is the basic sensor equipment on most new warships of the Vietnam People's Navy today.

The MP-123 radar, also known as the MP-123 fire control system, is designed to provide target indication for a variety of ship-based weapon systems, such as the AK-100, AK-176, AK-230, AK-630M, AK-726, A-190 naval guns and the 122-140mm HPO-MC rocket artillery systems.

Vietnam's successful production of the MP-123 fire control system is especially meaningful because currently, most modern warships of the Vietnam Navy use AK-176 naval guns, with only a few old Soviet-era ships using AK-726 or AK-230.

According to public information, MP-123 is a multi-component integrated fire control system that detects, tracks, and indicates targets for combat. In conditions of strong electronic interference, MP-123 is equipped with an optical-electronic radar (integrated TV channel and laser target indication) with a reconnaissance range of up to 25km.

Combining the advanced fire control radar MP-123, the AK-176 naval gun operates very simply and is highly effective. The gunner does not need to sit in the turret but can instead sit in the control room of the warship to fire.