Early warningStatic

1L13

Box Spring · EWR 1L13

Fixed early warning radar. It sees aircraft out to 162 nm. An aircraft at 500 ft stays below its horizon until 41 nm. It shows as “S” on the F-16 and F/A-18 RWR.

Distance from the radar

DetectionSREWR13

162 nm

At 500 ftSRRadar horizon

41 nm

At 5,000 ftSRRadar horizon

101 nm

At 30,000 ftSRRadar horizon

162 nm

050100150200 nm

Radar horizon over flat ground, with standard refraction, for an aircraft at that height above the radar. Terrain between you and the antenna hides you sooner.

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Detection

Detects at: 162 nm
Target altitude: 160 ft to 98,400 ft
Antenna elevation: -15° to 60°
Antenna height: 130 ft
Scan period: 1 s
Notch speed: 97 kt
Search reaction: 12 s

On your RWR

RWR symbol: “S”
HARM code: None
Frequency: 180–220 MHz

Unit

Role: Early warning
Road speed: Static

Also “S” on your RWR

DCS 2.9.30.28718 · datamine 2.9.30.28718_2026-10-07T161222 · DCS model values, not real-world performance

In DCS for 12 countries: Algeria, Belarus, Combined Joint Task Forces Blue, Combined Joint Task Forces Red, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, USAF Aggressors, USSR, Ukraine, United Nations Peacekeepers.