Title :
A study of cost-effectiveness of low altitude coverage over ground by air surveillance radars
Author_Institution :
Chinese Inst. of Electron., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Three schemes of low-altitude coverage over ground by air surveillance radars are discussed. They are the ground radar netting, the balloon lifted radars, and the AEW (airborne early warning) system. The cost-effectiveness of each scheme is analyzed and compared with others. The results show that for peacetime use the balloon radar is the best and AEW the worst, but in wartime the conclusion is reversed
Keywords :
economics; electronic countermeasures; military systems; radar systems; reliability; ECCM; air surveillance radars; airborne early warning radar; balloon lifted radars; cost-effectiveness; ground radar netting; low-altitude coverage; peacetime use; reliability; wartime use; Aerospace engineering; Airborne radar; Costs; Earth; Military aircraft; Radar antennas; Radar clutter; Radar detection; Surveillance; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 1990., Record of the IEEE 1990 International
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.1990.201198
