Improving the radar detection ange of low flying aircraft in clutter with ultra-widband short pulses and active side lobe reduction

Abstract

This paper proposes a method for airborne fire control radars in their air-to-air modes to improve the radar detection range of targets intentionally flying to present Doppler returns that fall either into main lobe clutter or altitude return. The use of UWB short pulses improves the target to clutter ratio and hence the radar detection range.