Title :
Dual-polarization DF Array for airborne SIGINT in VHF / UHF bands
Author :
Scorrano, Luca ; Trotta, Fabrizio ; Manna, Antonio ; Dinoi, Libero
Author_Institution :
Microwave & Antenna Dept., Elettron. S.p.A., Rome, Italy
Abstract :
In this contribution, a Direction Finding (DF) compact array made of electrically small double-polarized passive radiating element in the 100MHz-1GHz frequency band is presented, and the preliminary results discussed. This solution is devised for the low band (VHF / UHF) subsystem of an airborne ELINT system installed by Elettronica S.p.A. on two SIGINT aircrafts. The main driving factors of the design process which led to the proposed solution were the very challenging requirements and platform constraints.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; VHF antennas; aircraft antennas; antenna arrays; Elettronica S.p.A; SIGINT aircrafts; VHF-UHF bands; VHF-UHF subsystem; airborne ELINT system; airborne SIGINT; design process; direction finding compact array; dual-polarization DF array; electrically small double-polarized passive radiating element; frequency band; Accuracy; Aircraft; Arrays; Microwave antenna arrays; Monitoring; Direction Finding; SIGINT; dual polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2014 44th European
Conference_Location :
Rome
DOI :
10.1109/EuMC.2014.6986836
