From Vision to Reality: 50 Years of Phased Array Development

Abstract

Phased array radar systems, which emerged over 55 years ago, have continually evolved from the early 60s to present day. Over 55 years ago, U.S. phased array radar systems brought a new dimension or capability that is fully realized in todays all-solid-state arrays, such as those on the F-22 and F-35 military aircraft. This process of expanding phased array capability involved an evolutionary series of steps each decade. This paper cites the most prominent U.S.-deployed phased array radars as viewed by one phased-array radar advocate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2016
Accession Number
AD1033425

Entities

People

  • William P. Delaney

Organizations

  • MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Amplifiers
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Defense Systems
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electronically Scanned Array
  • Frequency
  • Lepidoptera
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Aircraft
  • Phased Array Radar
  • Phased Arrays
  • Radar
  • Transmitters
  • United States
  • X Band

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.