• DocumentCode
    784796
  • Title

    Pinning defense hopes on Aegis

  • Author

    Adam, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    ´IEEE Spectrum´, New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    24
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    The author discusses Aegis, the US Navy´s advanced shipborne system for threat and battle management, which uses sophisticated beam-forming and signal-processing techniques to reduce the vulnerability of a massive, floating phased-array radar. He describes the operation of the radar system, SPY 1-A, which is at the heart of Aegis and features low-side-lobe design. He examines Aegis´ effectiveness for antimissile defense.<>
  • Keywords
    electronic warfare; military equipment; radar systems; signal processing; Aegis; SPY 1-A; US Navy; advanced shipborne system; antimissile defense; battle management; beam forming techniques; low-side-lobe design; radar system; signal-processing techniques; Marine vehicles; Missiles; Phased arrays; Radar tracking; Sea surface; Surveillance; Target tracking; Terrestrial atmosphere; Testing; Weapons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.4560
  • Filename
    4560
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=784796