Type 382 radar

{{Short description|Naval air search radar}}File:Handan (579) Frigate - Type 382 Radar.jpg.]]

The Type 382 (or H/LJQ-382) is a 3-D naval air search radar developed by the People's Republic of China.{{cite web |last1=Tate |first1=Andrew |title=Images show likely configuration of sensor suite for PLAN's next carrier |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/images-show-likely-configuration-of-sensor-suite-for-plans-next-carrier |website=Janes |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=10 February 2022}}{{cite journal |last1=Wertheim |first1=Eric |date=June 2020 |title=China's Multipurpose FFG |url= |journal=Proceedings |volume=146 |issue=6 |publisher=U.S. Naval Institute |id=0041798X}} It uses two back-to-back planar arrays on a rotating mount.

The relationship between the Type 382 and the Russian Fregat MAE-3 radar (NATO reporting name: Top Plate) is unclear. In 2015, Type 382 was identified as the Fregat by KirchbergerKirchberger (2015): page 197 and Jane's Fighting Ships,{{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephan |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=2015 |isbn=978-0710631435 |page=144}} or possibly a reverse engineered version.Kirchberger (2015): page 208 At the same time, Schwartz stated that the Type 382 was "quite advanced" compared to Russian radar.{{cite book |last=Schwartz |first=Paul |date=August 2015 |title=Russia's Contribution to China's Surface Warfare Capabilities: Feeding the Dragon |series=Global Power Shift |url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/russia%E2%80%99s-contribution-china%E2%80%99s-surface-warfare-capabilities |location= |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |page=30 |isbn=978-1-4422-5879-2}} In 2020, Wertheim used "Top Plate" in conjunction with the Chinese designation.