MMW radar target acquisition system

The hardware and system development which has been carried out in order to evaluate the use of 94-GHz radar for the autonomous detection of targets in all clutter backgrounds is described. Several instrumentation radars, both ground-based and airborne, have been developed for use on field trials. These systems vary in complexity from simple, solid-state, IMPATT (impact avalanche and transit time) transmitter/Gunn assemblies to high-power, pulsed radars with scanning antennas, dual receiver channels and frequency agility. The radar concept of interest is one which is carried by a high-speed military vehicle, flying at low level (30-60 m), which has to detect and discriminate with high probability groups of mobile armored targets to ranges of 3 km.<>