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Nonetheless, conventional slot array designs are weighty, mechanically complex, and geometrically large to obtain high performances, such as gain. These features of the conventional SWA are undesirable for the shipboard marine radar, where the antenna rotates at high angular speed for the beam scanning mechanism. The proposed SWA array herein reduces the conventional design\u2019s size by 62% using a tapered dielectric-inset guide structure. 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