Realization of a scalable airborne radar
conference paper
Modern airborne ground surveillance radar systems are increasingly based on Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) antennas. Efficient use of array technology and the need for radar solutions for various airborne platforms, manned and unmanned, leads to the design of scalable radar systems. The design and realisation of such a system is described. At the core of the design is a new generation of Transmit-Receive modules, developed and used also for naval radar systems. The radar architecture is largely based on the MiniSAR system, which is close to completion. Design aspects are discussed for various envisaged versions of the scalable radar.
TNO Identifier
222041
Publisher
Eurpean Microwave Association EuMA
Source title
European Microwave Week, EuMW 2008 - Proceedings of the 5th European Radar Conference - EuRAD 2008, 30-31 October 2008 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Place of publication
Louvain-la-Neuve
Pages
483-486
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