Early development of phased array radar and active antennas in the Netherlands
conference paper
This paper addresses the early developments that have resulted in the design and development of active electronically scanned arrays (AESA) in The Netherlands. An early type of radar measuring the position of objects in range, azimuth and elevation in three dimensions (SPS-01/MTTR) is described in some detail. Requirements of the Royal Netherlands Navy resulted in surveillance systems with digital beamforming on receive, followed up by multi-function radar system designs based on AESA. Effectively, it turns out that the lessons learned from fielded radar systems, the technology explorations by national laboratories and the clear leadership of the Royal Netherlands Navy have resulted in evolutionary but nevertheless innovative advances in technology and ship design.
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TNO Identifier
876297
ISBN
9781728126609
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE
Article nr.
9078987
Source title
International Radar Conference, RADAR 2019, 22-26 April 2019, Boston, MA, USA
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