{"id":31221,"date":"2025-03-11T11:28:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T05:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31221"},"modified":"2025-04-16T10:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T04:44:18","slug":"large-phased-array-radar-lpar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/large-phased-array-radar-lpar\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Phased Array Radar (LPAR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Large Phased Array Radar Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>China recently deployed a powerful Large Phased Array Radar (LPAR) in Yunnan province, near the China-Myanmar border.<\/p>\n<h2>About Large Phased Array Radar<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It was established by <strong>China in Yunnan province<\/strong>, near the <strong>China-Myanmar border.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It boasts a <strong>surveillance range exceeding 5,000 kilometers<\/strong>, allowing China to monitor extensive areas of the Indian Ocean and deep into Indian territory.<\/li>\n<li>It possesses the capability to <strong>detect and track ballistic missile launches in real time.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Unlike traditional radars, which rely on mechanical rotation, LPARs <strong>use electronically controlled antennas to scan vast areas <\/strong>almost <strong>instantly<\/strong>.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>This <strong>allows <\/strong>them to <strong>track multiple targets, <\/strong>including ballistic missiles, with <strong>high precision.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Such radars play a <strong>critical role in early warning systems<\/strong> and <strong>air defence networks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How does China&#8217;s Large Phased Array Radar (LPAR) Compare to the World?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Besides China, only <\/strong>the <strong>US and Russia have the LPAR <\/strong>system.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The capabilities of <strong>China&#8217;s LPAR<\/strong> are being <strong>compared to the US PAVE PAWS <\/strong>(Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System), a <strong>Cold War-era radar <\/strong>designed to detect long-range missile launches.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>American system<\/strong> has a <strong>detection range of<\/strong> approximately<strong> 5,600 km<\/strong> and can track multiple projectiles, including submarine-launched ballistic missiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Concerns for India<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Yunnan-based <strong>LPAR can monitor deep into Indian territory<\/strong> and t<strong>rack missile tests conducted from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island <\/strong>off India&#8217;s eastern coast.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>This <strong>site is crucial for testing strategic weapons<\/strong> like the Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile and the K-4 submarine-launched missile.<\/li>\n<li>By capturing vital data on missile trajectories, speeds, and distances, China gains a strategic advantage, enabling it to analyse and develop countermeasures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Large Phased Array Radar FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. What is a phased array radar?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It is a type of radar system that uses an array of antennas to direct and steer the radar beam electronically, without the need for moving parts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. What is the range of China\u2019s Large Phased Array Radar (LPAR)?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It boasts a surveillance range exceeding 5,000 kilometers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. Which other countries have Large Phased Array Radar systems?<\/p>\n<p>Ans. Besides China, only the US and Russia have the LPAR system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/china-deploys-advanced-radar-lpar-near-myanmar-border-poses-security-threat-to-india-2685985-2025-02-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Large Phased Array Radar (LPAR) was established by China in Yunnan province, near the China-Myanmar border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":31222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31221","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}