Introduction to Airborne Radar

Author:

George W. Stimson, former Technical Manager, Hughes Aircraft

The most widely read book on airborne radar now updated for the latest stealth, synthetic aperture, EW and weather techniques.

First published privately by Hughes Aircraft back in 1983, this book rapidly became the best-selling work on the subject; three printings and 40,000 copies! Such acceptance was a tribute to the author's ability to present a complex subject to engineers, students, professional pilots, marketing executives and others of varying technical background.

The new edition has 30 percent new material (12 new chapters), making it the most timely book on the subject. Over 1,100 multicolored graphics, side notes and explanatory panels supplement the text.

Nearly 700 pages include:

Radar fundamentals

Frequencies, power, attenuation, noise, Doppler shift, antenna directivity, radiation patterns, electronic beam steering, angle measurement, pulsed operation, detection range, ghosts, target tracking, pulse compression, FM ranging, digital filters, ground clutter.

Applications

Weather detection (thunderstorms, windshear), navigational aid (Air Traffic Control), anti-collision, ground mapping, reconnaissance and surveillance, fighter/interceptor support, raid assessment, target identification, fire control, air-ground weapon delivery, search missions.

Air-To-Air Operation

Low, medium and high PRF's (pulse repetition frequency), automatic tracking, single targets, track-while-scan.

High Resolution Ground Mapping and Imaging

Synthetic array operating modes, multilook, beam sharpening.

Electronic Warfare

Countermeasures (ECM), counter countermeasures (ECCM), intelligence (ELINT), support measures (ESM), radar warning receiver (RWR)

Advanced Concepts

Electronically steered phased array, antenna size reduction, multiple frequency operation, advanced waveform and mode control, low intercept, processor architecture

Representative Radar Systems

AWACS, Joint Stars, E-2C, F-22 Stealth Fighter, F/A-18, F-16, F-4, B-2, B1B, Apache, C130J Weather/Nav radar, commercial weather radar (RDR-4B)

Plus

Reference data, symbols, and further reading