The MAMMUT Phased Array Radar: Compulsive Hoarding

The German MAMMUT radar was a WWII long-range air defence equipment which used a fixed antenna array with electrical steering of the beam over ±50° by means of line-stretcher phase-shifters. As such, it was arguably the first operational phased array radar. This paper describes the origins of the design, the remarkable technology that was developed by German radar engineers for the purpose, and assesses the performance and value of the radar.

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