DocumentCode
974244
Title
Airborne early warning radar
Author
Clarke, John
Author_Institution
Royal Signals and Radar Establishment, Worcs, United Kingdom
Volume
73
Issue
2
fYear
1985
Firstpage
312
Lastpage
324
Abstract
Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Radar meets the operational requirement of detection and tracking of both low- and high-flying aircraft. The important and fundamental radar parameters of RF, PRF, pulse length, and transmitter power are discussed together with a number of factors relating to the antenna. An overview of the modern fixed-wing systems Nimrod AEW, E-2C Hawkeye, and E-3A AWACS currently in service is given together with a description of other AEW systems, including the Sea King helicopter AEW. Some speculation on topics of relevance to AEW radar in the future is given.
Keywords
Airborne radar; Aircraft; Electronic countermeasures; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Surveillance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1985.13142
Filename
1457410
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