VirtuaLabs
Radar and EW systems Innovation
Counter-Drone Radar
(C-D Radar)
C-D Radar is derived from the NAS-22S family of advanced 3D
Multifunction Radar (MFR) in S Band, based on Digital Array Radar
(DAR) technology. C-D Radar is modular and can be provided to
get an azimuth coverage of 360° or 180°. The DAR technology is
modular and exploits Virtualabs Bricks (VBR). The 360° coverage
version exploits 16 VBrs divided in four faces, while the version
covering 180° is composed of 8 VBRs divided in two faces. Each
VBR is composed of 16 TRM fully controlled in digital form.
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360° azimuth Coverage
C-D Radar will be designed by exploiting the most advanced technologies to cope with the
present and future very demanding search and tracking requirements. Beside the superior
performances, the exploitation of the most advanced technologies
makes C-D Radar a very cost-effective systems. The digital AESA
antenna utilizes Gallium Nitrate technology (GaN) to generate the
radiated power. In particular, the stability and phase coherency
provided by the DAR solution allows to get very high clutter
cancellation. The advanced digital array will allow to perform the
Digital Beam Forming (DBF) at array element level to generate the
beams necessary to cope with the situation by just adapting the
control software.
180° azimuth Coverage
In fact, C-D Radar will be a fully software controlled Multifunction Radar (MFR) able to search
and at the same time to accurately track any targets with its monopulse antenna architecture.
C-D Radar 360° azimuth coverage Block diagram
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Virtualabs s.r.l.: Via Zoe Fontana 10 - 00131 Roma - Italy - Tel +39064192300; Fax 390696526612
www.virtualabs.it mailto: info@virtualabs.it
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VirtuaLabs
Radar and EW systems Innovation
C-D Radar 180° azimuth coverage Block diagram
Expected Key Features
PW Types (programmable):
Radar Modes:
Max instrumental Range:
Min. Range:
3D Angle coverage:
Elevation Coverage (programmable):
Number of TWS tracking channel (programmable):
Very high data rate (Antenna Scan Period):
Very accurate Single Target Tracking:
Very high reliability
Graceful degradation
Enormous growth potential by only FW/SW upgrading
Simple pulse or Chirp MOP.
Normal or Pulse Doppler
> 100 Km (programmable)
200 m
360° Az or 180°
up to hemispherical
up to 256
down to 2 sec
monopulse technique
Digital Array Face dimension:
Number of faces:
0.5 x 0.5m x 0.1 m.
4 for 360° azimuth coverage;
2 for 180° azimuth coverage
Low weight:
55 Kg for 360° Az. coverage;
30 Kg for 180° Az. coverage.
C-D Radar Detection expected capability:
Targets of 0.01 sqm (e.g. small Drones):
Targets of 1 sqm (e.g. small boats):
Targets of 5 sqm (e.g. small aircrafts) :
Target of 1000 sqm (e.g. ships):
up to 8 Km
up to 25 Km
up to 38 Km
> 100 Km (depending on the
antenna height)
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Virtualabs s.r.l.: Via Zoe Fontana 10 - 00131 Roma - Italy - Tel +39064192300; Fax 390696526612
www.virtualabs.it mailto: info@virtualabs.it
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