OVERVIEW: The HT-233 radar is  a medium range, mobile, 3D,  AESA array, target illumination and guidance AESA radar with an ABM capability operating in I/J-Band (NATO).

DETAILS:    The HT-233 radar is a derivative of the FLAP LID/TOMBSTONE [30N6]  family of radars.  It can detect aircraft and cruise missile type targets at a range of up to 90 nm.   It can detect up to 100 tracks automatically, while engaging up to 6 targets simultaneously using up to 2 missiles per target.  Data obtained is relayed to the command post for processing and assessment, and the radar can be linked into an IADS system. 

As a derivative of the  30N6, the HT-233 is likely more difficult to detect and track by an aircraft's warning receiver when not directly painted by the radar, and much more difficult to jam. While it may have detectable back lobes, these are likely to be hard to detect from the forward sector of the radar. As most anti-radiation missiles rely on sidelobes to home in, the choice of engagement geometry is critical in attempting to kill a HT-233.


Specifications:

Frequency: 		8-12 GHz ( I/J-Band)
Power output: 		unknown
PRF:			unknown
Range Resolution:		unknown
Target speed:		30-2800 m/s
Max Range		90 nm (detection);  45 nm (tracking)		
Set up time: 		5 minutes		

 
NOTES: IOC  XXX. Assocaiated with the SA-20/S-300PMU1, HQ-10, HQ-15 and HQ-9/FD-2000 and FT-2000 systems


SOURCES: Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems 2002-03, "30N6E/30N6E1 tracking radar" (09 November 2001); "30N6E “Flap Lid” - Radartutorial." Grundlagen Der Radartechnik. Accessed June 28, 2023. https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/06.missile/karte005.en.html. ; Wise, John C. "PLA Air Defence Radars." Air Power Australia. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.ausairpower.net/APA-PLA-IADS-Radars.html#mozTocId64472.
