By Li Panpan

(JW Insights) Apr 19 -- China Electronics Technology Group Corp (CETC中国电科), one of the world's largest suppliers of defense electronics, is promoting a new-generation radar system that can counter almost all types of aerial threats, reported Yicai Global on April 14.

The YLC-16 multifunctional S-band radar system incorporates an all-digital, full-solid active phased array, advanced chips and other state-of-the-art technologies and is capable of detecting and tracking stealth aircraft, helicopters, drones, cruise missiles and loitering munitions, said Tang Ji, a manager at the CETC 14th Institute in Nanjing, eastern China’s Jiangsu Province. CETC attended the 10th World Radio Detection and Ranging Expo on April 13 in Beijing.

The Nanjing institute is the country's largest and strongest developer of military radar. Its products have been sold to dozens of nations, said the Yicai Global report. Founded in March 2002, CETC is made up of 66 secondary members, 8 listed companies, 42 subsidiaries and over 40 offices overseas. In 2016, CETC realized its main business revenue of RMB188 billion ($27.26 billion) and entered the Fortune Global 500.

Tang Ji said, "It (YLC-16) is one of the latest radar models CETC is offering on the international market and is the best three-dimensional, middle-range surveillance radar any buyer now can find. Many foreign militaries, some in Africa and Asia, have expressed strong interest in this radar system and proposed to come to our institute to see the product and learn more about it," Thanks to its cutting-edge technologies and modular designs, the YLC-16 features a streamlined appearance, low power consumption, and a high level of operational stability and reliability, Tang said.

These advantages will enable users to field the radar in regions with tough conditions such as high mountains, uninhabitable islands, and plateaus, and controllers can remotely operate the equipment, the manager said, noting data can be transmitted back in real time via optical fiber, microwave or satellite. The radar's antennas and their covers are foldable and can open and close within minutes.

In addition to its military functions, the radar can also work in civil aviation to monitor air traffic, said the Yicai Global report.