A system for bistatic radar target detection employs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a radar antenna for bistatic reception of reflected radar pulses. The UAV operates with a flight profile in contested airspace. A tactical fighter aircraft having a radar transmitter for transmitting radar pulses operates with a flight profile in uncontested airspace. A communications data link operably interconnects the UAV and the tactical fighter aircraft, the communications data link transmitting data produced by the bistatic reception of reflected radar pulses in the UAV radar antenna to the fighter aircraft.
SMALL UAVS WITH RADAR RECEIVERS TO BE USED AS BISTATIC RADAR LAUNCHED FROM TACTICAL FIGHTER JETS
2017-10-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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