Conference Day Two: 29 November 2012

08.30 – 09.00 COFFEE & REGISTRATION

09.00 – 09.10 Chairman’s Recap

09.10 – 09.40 The Incorporation of Target Recognition Functions into Air Defence Tracker Radars

Within BAE Systems radar non co-operative target recognition technology is being developed for incorporating into the company products.
An example of one application of this technology is the upgrading of tracker radars which support air defence missile systems
The Blindfire tracker radar is part of the UK short range air defence Rapier missile system and has been upgraded using a trials modification kit.
The radar tracking function has been interleaved with high resolution radar modes enabling high resolution target signatures to be measured whilst maintaining high precision target tracking. Trials have been performed which have successfully demonstrated these concepts.

Peter Tait
Head of Non Co-operative Target Recognition, Radar Stream
BAE Systems Maritime Services

09.40 – 10.30ASELSAN Family of Air Defense Radars and Technology Building Blocks

ASELSAN is the primary supplier of radar systems for the Turkish Armed Forces. With over two decades of investment into R&D and critical infrastructure, ASELSAN is emerging as a global provider of turn-key radar solutions. This presentation will cover ASELSANs radar heritage in the Air Defense domain. Topics to be covered will include:

KALKAN X-Band 3D Search and Track Radar
ADS X-Band 3D Mobile Search Radar
ADS Ku-Band 3D Fire Control Radar
Details of on-going studies for the development of Multifunction Phased Array Radars for different applications
Overview of building blocks that ASELSAN developed and produced in house such as T/R modules, active phased array antennas and radomes

Dr Alpay Erdoğan
Manager, Air Defense Radars Programs
Aselsan

10.30 – 11.00 COFFEE & NETWORKING

11.00 – 11.30 MOD 2.6 GHZ RADAR REMEDIATION

Watchman ATC Project Timelines
T101/T102 Air Defence Radar
Maritime Radars Affected; T45 destroyer Sampson, replacement for 996 on Ocean, Albion, Bulwark plus all T23s

Dr James Branson
ISTAR Capability, Sensor Systems, Dstl Sensors & Countermeasures
Dstl

11.30 - 12.00 Netherlands SMART-L Upgrade: Thales Long-Range Air Defence Radar

Introduction to the Thales family of long-range radar systems
Overview of the SMART-L radar upgrade
Role of this radar within the scope of Maritime Ballistic Missile Defense (MBMD)

Lieutenant Commander Ton de Kleijn
Head of section sensor technology
DMO Netherlands

Mr. Willem Hol
Technical Director Surface Radar
Thales Netherlands

12.00 - 12.30 HORIZON Frigate Radar Capability Brief

Overview of the French Navy HORIZON Frigate program
Detail of the long-range radar system
Increased capability for detecting high velocity targets
Problems of false alarm associated with high velocity targets
Detection of classic airborne targets in Green Waters

Capitaine de frégate Hugues de Préval
HORIZON Programme
French Navy

12.30 – 13.30 Networking Lunch

13.30 – 14.10 C-Ram: For Both Ballistic Missile Defenders And Experts In Ram

The problem of radar tracking of RAMs is discussed and performances of RAM-capable radars are compared. Methods for improving detection reliability and weapon location accuracy using sensors’ networking and data fusion are discussed and evaluated using simulations. Network architectures and implementation issues are also addressed.

Characteristics of RAM as radar targets
Characteristics of RAM-dedicated and RAM-capable radars
The concept of sensor networks and data fusion
Network architectures for RAM surveillance
Proof of concepts and conclusions

Dr Miroslaw Sankowski
Deputy Director
Bumar Electronics

Tomasz Rutkowski
Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering
Bumar Electronics

14.10 – 14.50 Distinguishing Features of Noise Radar Technology

Noise Radar Technology has an attractive potentiality for military applications, such as Low Probability of Interception (LPI) and exploiting (LPE) (extracting information on noise radar parameters); High resistance against EM interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility, which enables simultaneous operation of many noise radar systems within the same area

Surveillance Noise Radar operating in High PRF mode
Pulse coherent Noise Radar
Tuneable Doppler Noise Radar for range estimation
Intrusion detection Noise Radar
Stepped-Frequency and Stepped delay Noise Radar
Radiometric Coherent Imaging using Incoherent Antenna Array
Design of Forward looking Airborne Radar for Helicopters

Professor Konstantin Lukin
Head of Department, Institute of Radio physics and Electronics
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

14.50 – 15.30 Coffee and Networking

15.30 – 16.10 Giraffe Radar System Capability Brief

Counter-Battery Radar – overview and technical features
Feedback from operations and need for enhancements
Networked enabled environments; all assets linked, all-informed network
Air defence, shared space

Captain Andy Way
Instructor Gunner, Air Defence Unit, Royal School of Artillery
British Army

16.10 – 16.40 The Radar Projects Of Ldre, Drdo India

Overview of the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) current programs
The Rajendra phased array radar for the DRDO’s surface-to-air missile program
Complexities of 3-D target detection, multi-target tracking, and multiple missile guidance under extreme hostile environment
Achievements and future programs of the LRDE

Representative
Electronics and Radar Development Establishment
Defence Research & Development Organisation