Type 1022

Type 1022 was a British naval long-range air-search radar used by the Royal Navy to improve fleet surveillance. It succeeded earlier radar fits such as Type 965 and reflected the need for better reliability, detection, and integration with ship command systems. The radar became associated with major Royal Navy combatants during the late Cold War and post-Cold-War periods.

The Type 1022 operated as an L-band long-range surveillance radar, optimized for detecting aircraft at distance and feeding a ship's combat-information organization. Open descriptions identify it as a joint development involving British Marconi Radar Systems and Dutch Signaal expertise. Its role was not fire control, but wide-area air-picture generation.

Operationally, Type 1022 helped ships detect and track airborne threats early enough for command decisions and defensive weapon cueing. It was especially relevant to destroyers, carriers, and other high-value ships needing air surveillance in task-group operations. Later radar generations replaced it as digital processing, phased arrays, and networked air defence matured.