Grifo radar

Pointer

• Pointer radar: An Italian license produced Israeli Elta EL/M-2001B pulse Doppler ranging radarwith air-to-air and air-to-ground ranging capability.Pointer radar was installed on the early production version of AMX International AMX.
• Pointer 2500 radar: Development of Pointer radar with air-to-sea ranging capability added and equipped Q-5M and J-7E.

  Grifo-ASV & X

• Grifo-ASV: also known as Griffetto P2801, is the first multifunctional fire control radar of Grifo family, and until the appearance of Grifo-7, also the smallest multifunctional fire control radar. Grifo-ASV is installed on late production models of AMX.The maximum range to detect a frigate sized target with radar cross-section of a thousand square meter is 55 nm in air-to-sea mode, and the maximum range against a fighter sized target is 20 nm in air-to-air mode.
• Grifo-X: Grifo-X P2803 radar for AMX upgrade is a larger-sized development of earlier Grifo-ASV and shares the system connectors with the Grifo-ASV.Unlike its predecessor Grifo-ASV which is a monopulse radar, Grifo-X is a pulse-Doppler radar with the same multi-modal flexibility as the Grifo-ASV, but with better look-up range and a limited look- down capability.

  Grifo-7/Mk-II/MG/L

• Grifo-7: Weighing at 55 kg, Grifo-7 mono-pulse radar is developed from the experience of P2801 Grifo-ASV/Griffetto, and is designed to be fitted into the nose cone of J-7/F-7/MiG-21. The only confirmed customer is Pakistan, with the radar license assembled by the ISO - 9002 certified Kamra Avionics, Electronics and Radar Factory of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, to arm F-7MP and early production series of F-7P fighters of Pakistani Air Force. With a range of 30 nm, the radar is compatible with IR-guided air-to-air missile s, free-fall bomb, rockets and guns.
• Grifo-Mk-II: Improvement of Grifo-7 radar in the same way Grio-ASV was developed to Grifo-X, Grifo-Mk-II is a pulse-Doppler radar upgrade of Grifo-7 monopulse radar. With weight only increased by 1 kg to 56 kg, Grifo-Mk-II has better look-down/shoot-down and ECCM capabilities than its predecessor, and it’s capable of simultaneously tracking four targets and engage one of the four tracked. The sector of scan is increased from ± 10° of Grifo-7 to ± 20°. Also license assembled by Kamra factory of PAC, Grifo-Mk-II is used by PAF for its later production series F-7P fighters, and F-7MP and early production series F-7P fighters upgrades.
• Grifo-MG: Further development of Grifo-Mk-II with the sector of scan is increased from ± 20° of Grifo-Mk-II to ± 30°, and improved look-down/shoot-down and ECCM capabilities.The number of targets can be simultaneously tracked is increased from 4 of the Grifo-Mk-II to 8,and the radar can engage one of the eight targets tracked. Grifo-MG is adopted for PAF F-7PGs and Bangladesh Air Force F-7 upgrades.
• Grifo-L: this radar is designed to be fitted into the nose of Aero L-159 Alca, 24 of which is used by Draken International for aggressor training for the U.S. Department of Defense.In comparison to earlier Grifo-Mk-II, Grifo-L has the additional compatibility with IR or TV guided air-to-surface missiles such as AGM-65 Maverick, and precision guided bombs such as GBU-12 Paveway II.In November 2019, Leonardo S.p.A. signed a multi-year contract with Draken International to support the Grifo-L radars on L-159E used by the latter.

  Grifo-F

Grifo-M

• Grifo-M3: This 87 kg radar is designed for Dassault Mirage III upgrade with over six-five sold to Pakistan for PAF Mirage-IIIs upgrade under Project ROSE, including the complete radar sets at the beginning of the program and kits for local assemblies in the latter stage of the program.
• Grifo-M5: As a daytime fighter version of Mirage III, Dassault Mirage 5 lacks radar and the avionics rack behind the cockpit is relocated into the nose, with the space left behind is filled with a 470 liter fuel tank, resulting in Mirage 5 has greater range and slimmer nose than Mirage III.Grifo-M5 is designed to be fitted into the smaller nose of Mirage 5 for its upgrade market, but despite the smaller size of Grifo-M5, the avionics rack must be relocated somewhere else on the airframe of Mirage 5 to clear the room for Grifo-M5 installation, thus requiring more extensive work in comparison to earlier Grifo radars that only require simple installation/replacement, and this is a job for aircraft manufacturing and maintenance firms. As a radar house, Leonardo S.p.A. did not have the capability for airframe upgrade at the time, compounded with aging airframe of Mirage 5,despite successful flight tests, no known sale has been achieved.

  Grifo-S

• Grifo-S1: designed for Dassault Mirage F1 & MiG-23, no known sales achieved.
• Grifo-S5: As an upgrade of earlier Mirage 5, Mirage 50 has a more powerful engine and longer nose to house the X-band Agave radar.Grifo-S5 is designed to be fitted into the more spacious nose of Mirage 50 for its upgrade market. As with earlier Grifo-M5, more extensive work is needed to relocate the avionics rack to clear the space for Grifo-S5 installation on Mirage 50, and for the same reason,no known sales were achieved despite successful flight tests as Venezuela, one of the only two foreign users of Mirage 50, retired its aging Mirage 50 fleet, and Chile, selected Israeli EL/M-2032 for upgrade.
• Grifo-S7: The only model in the Grifo-S series entered series production, with eight units delivered to China and Pakistan for prototypes and pre-production series JF-17, but is also reported available for installation on Guizhou JL-9.

• Weight: < 120 kg
• Power: 560 W
• Cooling: air
• Scan: ± 60°
• MTBF: > 220 hrs
• Detection range: > 50 nm in air-to-air mode
• Tracking range: > 40 nm
• Target tracking: 10 targets simultaneously tracked, 8 of the 10 displayed
• SAR resolution: better than 1 meter

  Grifo-2000/16

Grifo-346

• Weight: < 100 kg
• Power: 200 W
• Cooling: air
• Scan: ± 60°
• MTBF: > 220 hrs
• Detection range: > 60 nm in air-to-air mode
• Tracking range: > 50 nm
• Target tracking: 10 targets simultaneously tracked, 8 of the 10 displayed

  Grifo-E

• Weight: 106 – 160 kg
• Power: 200 W
• Cooling: air or liquid
• Scan: > ± 60°
• Detection range: 45 – 85 nm in air-to-air mode
• Tracking range: 40 – 75 nm
• Target tracking: 24 targets simultaneously tracked