In a previous post the basics of radar were described where a typical radar system ... in state-of-art air defense systems but today you can make your own at short-ranges. Try phased array radar ...

the multi-function phased array radar (MPAR) system is under development and prototypes to be fielded soon. This will become one of the first (likely the very first) wide scale civilian deployment ...

The near-$900 million structure, operated by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), is by far the largest phased-array radar system on Earth. It is 16 times more powerful than the previous champ ...

When "minutes matter" in severe weather, faster forecasting technology is crucial for saving lives, says one NOAA meteorologist.

Doppler radar is an important tool meteorologists use to track where thunderstorms are occurring, how intense they are, and where they are moving. WSR-88D, the current radar that became ...

The heart of the system is the AN/SPY-1, an advanced, automatic detect and track, multi-function phased-array radar. This high-powered (four megawatt) radar is able to perform search, track ...

phased array radar system, achieving a 100% hit rate on the target, the South China Morning Post reported. As Zhang and colleagues explain, the radar’s ability to continuously track 31 decoys ...

The new S-band phased ... new array will operate in a band of frequencies 1,000 times higher than those covered by the previous system, activated in 1961. Shorter wavelengths make the new radar ...