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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Sri Lanka to get hi-tech naval radar from Canada

Sri Lanka is installing a hi-tech radar capable of detecting small boats of the type used by the Sea Tiger rebels as well as small aircraft, a media report said.

The high-frequency (HF) surface wave radar, developed at a cost of 39 million Canadian dollars by Ottawa defence scientists and Raytheon Canada Limited, had been hailed as a major boost for maritime security, Canada's National Post newspaper said.

Standard radar which use microwaves can usually only 'see' on a light of sight but HF or shortwave radio waves can travel over the curvature of the earth hugging the surface.

Surface wave radar (SWR) uses the 'ground wave' of a short wave radio signal to detect objects on the sea.

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