CONTENTS 



List of Contributors vii 



Foreword ix 



Preface xi 



1 ELEMENTS OF THE AIRBORNE RADAR 

 SYSTEMS DESIGN PROBLEM 



1-1 Introduction . 1 



1-2 Classifications of Radar Systems 2 



1-3 Installation Environment 3 



1-4 Functional Characteristics of Radar Systems 4 



1-5 The Modulation of Radar Signals 16 



1-6 Operating Carrier Frequency 26 



1-7 The Airborne Radar Design Problem 27 



1-8 The Systems Approach to Airborne Radar Design ... 30 



1-9 Systems Environments 35 



1-10 Weapons System Models 36 



1-11 The Basic Statistical Character of Weapons System Models 39 



1-12 Construction and Manipulation of Weapons System Models 41 



1-13 Summary 44 



2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS SYSTEM 

 REQUIREMENTS 



2-1 Introduction to the Problem 46 



2-2 Formulating the System Study Plan 48 



2-3 Aircraft Carrier Task Force Weapons System 50 



2-4 The Target Complex 55 



2-5 The Operational Requirement 57 



2-6 The System Concept 57 



2-7 The System Study Plan 5^ 



2-8 Model Parameters 60 



2-9 System Effectiveness Models 61 



2-10 Preliminary Design of the Airborne Early Warning System 67 



2-11 AEW System Logic and Fixed Elements 70 



2-12 AEW Detection Range Requirements 73 



2-13 AEW Target Resolution Requirements 75 



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