Title :
Airborne firefinder radar concept
Author :
Sullivan, Roger J. ; Nicoll, Jeffrey F. ; Ralston, James M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Defense Anal., Alexandria, VA, USA
Abstract :
An airborne firefinder radar (AFFR) is suggested for an upgraded version of the forthcoming Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The AFFR could detect an artillery shell within 1 second of firing and, within a few seconds, determine its trajectory origin location (position of the gun) to a circular error probable (CEP) of less than 50 meters. The AFFR could also be used as a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and for ground-moving target indication (GMTI)
Keywords :
airborne radar; military equipment; radar detection; radar tracking; synthetic aperture radar; Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; SAR; airborne firefinder radar; artillery shell detection; circular error probable; ground-moving target indication; gun position; synthetic aperture radar; trajectory origin location; Airborne radar; Equations; Frequency; Helium; History; Noise figure; Projectiles; Radar tracking; Signal to noise ratio; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 1998. RADARCON 98. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4492-8
DOI :
10.1109/NRC.1998.677982
