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Radar trials include missile launches and severe weather

Integration trials check whether a radar still performs around missile launches and in severe weather.

Combat SystemsRadarVertical Launch SystemsWarship Trials
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Question

Do shore facilities test how VLS launches and severe weather affect a warship's radar?

Short answer

Yes. Those effects are a significant part of proving that the radar and launch system work together.

Notes

Shore integration sites can expose interactions between a radar and the rest of the combat system. Testing includes the disturbance caused by a vertical launch and the conditions created by bad weather. These checks probe operating conditions that a stand-alone equipment test would miss. Shipboard trials still have to prove the installed arrangement at sea.