Title :
Dual-polarization DF array for airborne SIGINT in VHF/UHF bands
Author :
Scorrano, Luca ; Trotta, Fabrizio ; Manna, Antonio ; Dinoi, Libero
Author_Institution :
Microwave & Antenna Dept., Elettron. S.p.A., Rome, Italy
Abstract :
In this contribution, a Direction Finding (DF) compact array made of electrically small double-polarized passive radiating element in the 100MHz-1GHz frequency band is presented, and the preliminary results discussed. This solution is devised for the low band (VHF / UHF) subsystem of an airborne ELINT system installed by Elettronica S.p.A. on two SIGINT aircrafts. The main driving factors of the design process which led to the proposed solution were the very challenging requirements and platform constraints.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; VHF antennas; aircraft antennas; antenna arrays; electromagnetic wave polarisation; radio direction-finding; SIGINT aircrafts; UHF band; VHF band; airborne ELINT system; direction finding compact array; double-polarized passive radiating element; dual-polarization DF array; elettronica S.p.A; frequency 100 MHz to 1 GHz; Accuracy; Aircraft; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Broadband antennas; Monitoring; Direction Finding; SIGINT; dual polarization;
Conference_Titel :
European Radar Conference (EuRAD), 2014 11th
Conference_Location :
Rome
DOI :
10.1109/EuRAD.2014.6991344
