This chapter discusses the future signal processing technology required for radar systems. Although signal processing can be considered to begin on the radio frequencies right at the antenna array, we confine our attention to post-r.f. processing, commencing with digital processing and beamforming for the antenna array and following the data stream to the fully-processed plot or track outputs. We use the phrase “very high performance integrated circuits” (VHPIC) without reference to any particular technology programme. Similarly, we do not refer to particular applications of radar, because we consider that all radars, whether on the battlefield, airborne, or for long-range ground-based air defence, will tend towards multi-mode operation, requiring flexible, coherent processing, adaptive antenna processing and false-alarm control.
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