Air and Space-borne Radar Systems

This new title provides a comprehensive account of the current state of the main types of airborne and spaceborne radar systems.

This new title provides a comprehensive account of the current state of the main types of airborne and spaceborne radar systems. Each system is covered in terms of the basic radar principles, functions and properties, as well as the radar's role within the overall system and mission. Given changing operational requirements, the authors also consider how radar may evolve into the future. The book benefits from the knowledge of the author team, who are working in a company considered to be a centre of excellence for commercial radar development.

1: General principles: history and basic principles of radar
initial statements of operational requirements
the radar equation
propagation
noise and spurious signals
detection of point targets. 2: Target detection and tracking: clutter cancellation
air-to-air detection
air target tracking
ground target detection and tracking
maritime target detection and tracking
electromagnetic pollution. 3: Ground mapping and imagery
ground mapping
radar imagery
synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
SAR specific aspects
inverse SAR
other observation radars. 4: Principal applications: radar applications and role
design overview
multifunction radar
technological aspects. 5: Radars of the future: the changing target
operational aspects
principal limitations of present day radars
electronically steered antennas
airborne and spaceborne radar enhancement
conclusions.