Author_Institution :
Norden Syst. Inc., Norwalk, CT, USA
Abstract :
The Joint STARS phased array radar system is capable of performing long range airborne surveillance and was used during the Persian Gulf war on two E-8A aircraft to monitor the Kuwait and Iraq battlefield from a safe distance behind the front lines. This paper is a follow-on to previous publications (see Microwave Journal, vol.34, no.I, p.131, 1991 and 1990 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium Digest, vol.II, p.678) on the subject of the Joint STARS antenna and deals mainly with mission performance and technical aspects not previously covered. Radar data are presented, a brief review of the antenna design is given, followed by technical discussions concerning the three-port interferometry, mutual coupling, cost control, and range test implementation.<>
Keywords :
airborne radar; antenna phased arrays; antenna testing; aperture antennas; microwave antenna arrays; military aircraft; military equipment; phased array radar; radar antennas; slot antenna arrays; E-8A aircraft; Joint STARS phased array radar system; Persian Gulf war; antenna design; cost control; long range airborne surveillance; mission performance; mutual coupling; planar X-band slotted array; range test implementation; technical aspects; three-port interferometry; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Antenna arrays; Antennas and propagation; Microwave antennas; Microwave propagation; Monitoring; Phased arrays; Radar antennas; Surveillance;
