Yes, i also do read AW, and Bill Sweetman, but you wont get a pin point accuracy at 250 NM with only one single RAPTOR and one single AN/ALR-94, there are physical limits to what you can detect and “pin point” at long ranges, the longer the range his the bigger the angular error gets, if you have several systems working at the same time that´s another story.
The key number in this his the “less than one degree” and not the range. The actual detection range of the DASS his several times bigger than the 100 km´s mentioned, but that will only give a broad “threat” direction of “X Degrees”.
The exact “stats” of the AN/ALR-94 are secret of course, but to have a real idea of the capabilities we would need to know the angular precision of those “250 NM”. Untill we have that kind of number a direct comparison with other systems his speculative, not that i do have any doubts that the AN/ALR-94 his a superb piece of equipment.
Cheers 🙂
The limit ist the radio horizon!
Radio horizon in miles is the square root out (1.5 x height in feet) for VHF!
In 50000feet is the radio horizon 273 miles or 237nm away.
In 10000feet only 122 miles or 106 nm.
UHF and higher (1.23 x sqr height in feet) is the distance in miles.
50000ft is the radio horizon 247ml or 214nm away.
10000ft is the radio horizon 110ml or 95nm!
This is a physical law and no way to detect any thing beyond the horizon!
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