Country of origin | Germany |
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Introduced | 1939 |
No. built | 1,000+ |
Type | Early warning radar |
PRF | 500 per second |
Pulsewidth | 2–3μs |
Range | 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
Azimuth | 360° |
Power | 20 kW |
Other Names | Funkmessgerät 80 (FuMG 80) |
Freya was an early warning radar deployed by Germany during World War II; it was named after the Norse goddess Freyja. During the war, over a thousand stations were built. A naval version operating on a slightly different wavelength was also developed as the Seetakt.