The International Radar Directory: who makes what and where

Abstract

The newly compiled International Radar Directory CD-ROM resulted from a twenty year collection effort by this author of open information on radars of the world. During World War II radars were made in only a few countries, but are now manufactured in many countries. Radar applications now included number some 50. Radar is frequently teamed with military IR/EO/laser/weapon systems; however, in many of these the radar is sometimes not given its own type designation. Thus it is appropriate to include IR/EO/laser/weapon systems in this Directory CD-ROM on current radar systems. This paper describes the 1998 Directory CD-ROM and presents an illustrative example of use of information contained in it: who makes what and where. Consideration is given to adding the large number of past radars to a future Directory CD-ROM.