Vizag: Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command Chief of Staff Vice Adm Sanjay Vatsayan on Wednesday inaugurated a Precision Approach Radar (PAR) at INS Dega in Visakhapatnam.
The aim of setting up of a new radar facility is to enhance the capabilities of the Visakhapatnam Airport to recover civil and military aircraft in distress and emergency for a safe landing, particularly in inclement weather conditions.
The precision approach radar is a medium power X - band radar used to guide aircraft from 25 Km to touchdown in adverse weather conditions.
The radar provides ground interpreted approach through positional information of the aircraft to the GCA.
It has azimuth and elevation antenna for lateral and vertical guidance respectively.
