DocumentCode :
2585467
Title :
Radar proximity fuzing and the Cold War paradigm
Author :
Kolodny, Michael A.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
fYear :
2011
fDate :
5-10 June 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
4
Abstract :
This paper covers an overview of the history of radar proximity fuze design, with an emphasis on previous design approaches of radar fuzing used for strategic and tactical nuclear missiles, and how the Cold War paradigm drove the requirements. Also covered is a discussion of the how the Cold War “chess game” drove the escalation of electronic countermeasures, electronic counter-countermeasures, etc. The paper focuses on design approaches used in the 1950s and early 1960s, which was before the invention of integrated circuits, processors, and solid-state transmitters.
Keywords :
military radar; missiles; transmitters; chess game; cold war paradigm; electronic countermeasures; integrated circuits; radar proximity fuze design; radar proximity fuzing; solid-state transmitters; strategic nuclear missiles; tactical nuclear missiles; Diamond-like carbon; Frequency modulation; Jamming; Missiles; Radar; Altimeter; design; fuze; missile; proximity; radar;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2011 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
ISSN :
0149-645X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-754-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2011.5972824
Filename :
5972824
Link To Document :
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