Applications of bistatic radar when one or both of the units are airborne, are discussed. Scenarios that merit deeper consideration are covert strike and head-on SAR using a stand-off illuminator, either airborne or space-based; area air defense with passive ground-based receivers and stand-off illuminators; an airborne picket line to detect stealth aircraft and missiles; AWACS aircraft providing mutual support in ECM environments; and passive surveillance of hostile air space using illuminators of opportunity and an airborne receiver. Scenarios considered impractical are bistatic air-to-air missile guidance using an aircraft other than the launch aircraft as illuminator; passive interdiction using illuminators of opportunity; and scenarios involving a ground based illuminator and an aircraft as the receiver.


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    Title :

    Airborne Bistatic Radar Applications


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    171 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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