Radars suitable for aircraft detection could be deployed on singlet space-based interceptor (SBI) platforms. They could operate at short ranges and still achieve useful search rates. Powers are modest and insensitive to frequency; the dominant costs are the pulsers and phased-array elements. A fundamental simplification results from mounting the radar on the life jacket rather than the SBI. Many satellites could be processed to derive aircraft trajectories sufficiently accurate for the commitment of fighters or defensive missiles. 4 refs., 10 figs.
Distributed radar sensors for aircraft detection
1991
30 pages
Report
No indication
English
Antimissile Defense Systems , Aircraft , Missiles , Radar , Cost , Design , Detection , Implementation , Installation , Measuring Instruments , Microwave Radiation , Military Equipment , National Defense , Satellites , Signal-to-Noise Ratio , Trajectories , Uses , Weather , Space based radar , EDB/450000
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