Radar Cross Section of F35: Simulation and Measurement

Abstract

Radar cross section (RCS) is an important feature in radar target identification. This paper analyzes RCS of F35 aircraft at 5 GHz. The F35 model used in simulation is simplified version from real model with its small detail parts are treated as metal. The simulation is performed by using Physical Optics-supported software, FEKO. Simulation is performed for three different transmitter-receiver polarization configurations: Vertical/Vertical (VV), Vertical/Horizontal (VH), and $45^{\circ}/45^{\circ}$. Besides simulation, this paper also analyzes measurement RCS of F35 for $45^{\circ}/45^{\circ}$ configuration. This paper shows monostatic RCS and bistatic RCS of F35 model aircraft.