Where are you getting this from ?Isn't the "antenna" on the front MF-STAR actually the Varuna ESM ?
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Mounting anything infront of a antenna that is not radar transparent should cause all kinds of problems. Especially if the radar is as powerful as the MF-STAR.
I know that. I was talking about how flat the radar antenna looks. MF-STAR's radome (antenna cover) has a rounded appearance.It actually is. Divided into two halves for 360 degree coverage. It’s kind of distributed aperture now.
Kolkata class :
Saar 6 class:
The size of the radome may vary, but they all have the characteristic rounded shape.