Countermeasures and Antijam Considerations for Airborne Intercept Radars
Abstract
An investigation is being conducted at NRL to determine the susceptibility and vulnerability to both intentional and environmental countermeasures of the various links of the overall air-to-air missile system loop. Information space links of the overall system loop include those used by CIC search radar, communications, IFF, airborne intercept radar, missile guidance, and warhead fuze. The study program has been divided into three phases: (1) Countermeasures and Antijam considerations for Air-to-Air Weapon Systems, (2) Countermeasures and Antijam Considerations for Airborne Intercept Radars, and (3) Countermeasures and Antijam Considerations for Air-to-Air Missile Guidance Systems. This report is on phase 2. The overall weapon system study has indicated that the AI radar is not the most vulnerable of the several links in the system loop. Current AI radars, however, leave much to be desired in regard to performance in their natural environment, as well as in the presence of deliberate jamming. Primary emphasis has been placed upon analyses, to disclose these weaknesses. Most of the recommendations made to alleviate these weaknesses should result in improvement of AI radar performance in the natural environment, with incidental improvement in the presence of intentional jamming.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 06, 1957
- Accession Number
- AD1223292
Entities
People
- J. C. Ryon
- J. E. Abel
- L. F. Gilchrist
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory