Using Doppler Radar Technology to Enhance Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) Performance

摘要

The rapid pace of emerging threats makes aircraft much more vulnerable than they used to be and requires increased time for Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) systems to detect, confirm, and counter these threats. Effective confirmation and validation of the threat while precisely understanding the threat nature dramatically increases the ASE systems ability to implement the appropriate protective countermeasure response, therefore ensuring the highest effectiveness required to defeat the most advanced threats. BIRD Aerosystems' unique technology enables the use of a Semi-Active Doppler Radar as a secondary detection sensor tasked with interrogating the approaching threat detected by the primary optical missile warning sensors (MWS), and confirming that it is a real missile and not a false alarm. At the same time, it precisely assesses the nature of the threat, tracking it and cueing a soft or hard-kill countermeasure. The new technology makes it possible to identify and help intercept high-velocity threat attacks such as enemy MANPADS (Man-portable air-defense systems), RPGs (rocket-propelled grenade), and various kinds of Missiles and rockets. Implementing the Semi-Active Doppler technology in the ASE solution enables users to detect threats in a way that has never been possible before, ensuring optimal aircraft protection tailored to defeat each specific threat.