New military uses for synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

Richard E. Reamer; Wayne Stockton; Richard D. Stromfors

doi:10.1117/12.140829

12 February 1993 New military uses for synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

Richard E. Reamer, Wayne Stockton, Richard D. Stromfors

Proceedings Volume 1763, Airborne Reconnaissance XVI; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140829
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Loral Defense Systems-Arizona, holder of the original patent for the invention of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), developed SAR to meet the military's need for an all-weather, day/night sensor that could produce high quality reconnaissance imagery in adverse weather and restricted visibility conditions. These features, and the ability to image large areas with fine resolution in a relatively short period of time make this sensor useful for many military applications. To date, however, SARs for military use have been hampered by the fact that they've been large, complex, and expensive. Additionally, they have been mounted on special purpose, single mission aircraft which are costly to operate. That situation has changed. A small, modular SAR, called Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar (MSAR) developed by Loral can be mounted with relative ease on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or on multi-mission aircraft such as the F-16, F/A-18, or on the F-14.

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Richard E. Reamer, Wayne Stockton, and Richard D. Stromfors "New military uses for synthetic aperture radar (SAR)", Proc. SPIE 1763, Airborne Reconnaissance XVI, (12 February 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140829

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