Signal Processing in Noise Radar Technology [Editorial]

Noise radar technology (NRT) addresses the increasing performance demands placed on both military and civilian radar systems by enhancing their reliable operation in congested, unfriendly or hostile environments. For instance, many surface and maritime radar systems used for national border surveillance, traffic control, indoor surveillance, etc. must be able to operate in a congested electromagnetic environment without performance degradations caused by intentional external electromagnetic interference (EMI). Even greater demands are placed on military air, space, maritime and battlefield radar systems that must reliably operate in congested and hostile environments characterized by deliberate and adaptive jamming. In addition, many military missions require covert radar operation, which increases the complexity of radar signal processing.