The detailed requirements for the radar components needed to support target recognition functions are dependent upon several factors. The key ones are the type of high-resolution mode being employed, the range and the type of target, the level and the reliability of the target recognition capability required and the clutter environment. Although requirements for individual applications vary considerably from recognising ships with ISAR at short range, to discriminating the warhead at a range of several hundred or even thousands of kilometres in ballistic missile defence, general guidelines can be provided.

Inspec keywords: radar target recognition

Other keywords: radar target recognition; radar components

Subjects: Radar equipment, systems and applications