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Rbaal ( talk) 08:57, 17 March 2012 (UTC) reply

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The request is that more information be added to this article to fully explain the capability of the Q-53 radar.

The suggested edit is as follows, with numbers in parentheses referring to the web sources detailed after the edit.

The radar is specifically designed to detect, classify, and track projectiles fired from mortar, artillery, and rocket systems (3).

Most recently, the Q-53 showed that it could track and identify multiple drones in a test at Fort Sill in Oklahoma (4). The demonstration showed that the radar can be adapted to provide both air surveillance and counter fire target acquisition, effectively making it a multi-mission radar (5).

The Q-53 is made of two trucks. One carries the radar and generator, while the other carries the radars operators and backup power supply (1). The radar can have a 90 or 360-degree field of view. It takes five minutes to setup and two minutes to take down (1). The systems have automated leveling and remote-operation capabilities (2).

Lockheed Martin won the development contract for the Q-53 in 2007. Since then it has won five additional contracts. So far 60 radars have been delivered to the Army, which is expected to award full-rate production in 2016. That will bring the program to a total of more than 170 radars (5).

(1) http://gizmodo.com/5953342/the-q-53-radar-finds-enemy-firing-positions-before-their-mortars-find-usCite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). (2) http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lockheed-supply-more-q-53-151005607.htmlCite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). (3) http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2012/pdf/army/2012q-53counterfire_target_acquisition_radar.pdfCite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). (4) http://breakingdefense.com/2016/06/drone-defense-army-anti-artillery-radar-tracks-uavs/Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). (5) http://www.defensedaily.com/lockheed-demonstrates-q-53-radar-counter-uas-capability/Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).

Cjf12345 ( talk) 15:06, 28 June 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi there. The changes that you describe cannot be implemented, because, while sources are present for some statements, lots of important statements lack proper sourcing, with some statements (such as "takes 5 minutes to setup and two to take down") being quite questionable, with the source provided giving no mention of where this information was taken from. Request declined. Regards, VB00 ( talk) 15:54, 1 January 2017 (UTC) reply

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