MULTI-MODE RANGE INSTRUMENTATION RADAR SYSTEM

THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL ESTABLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME A LINK BETWEEN INSTRUMENTATION RANGE TRACKING RADARS OF THE TYPE USED AT NATC AND HIGH-TECHNOLOGY MULTIMODE, MULTIFREQUENCY RADAR THAT HAS BEEN USED UP UNTIL NOW ONLY FOR SPECIALIZED MEASUREMENT TASKS. THIS LINK WILL PERMIT A MAJOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE TYPES OF TASKS THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH INSTRUMENTATION RANGE RADARS, AND WILL EXPAND THE CURRENT CAPABILITIES OF NATC TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT EXPANDED TARGET, ECM, ECCM, AND PHENOMENOLOGY EFFORTS. THE RESULTING RADAR COULD THEN BE DUPLICATED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF OTHER GOVERNMENT FACILITITES AND PROGRAMS.