Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) Radar and What to Do About It

Course Description:

This one day course (divided into four 1.5 hour sessions) explores LPI radar from the interceptor's point of view. Starting from fundamental concepts which illustrate the constraints on LPI radar design and also on the design of intercept receivers, various stategies to intercept LPI signals at greater range are explored and examples are provided. The participant comes away with an in depth understanding of LPI radar and what to do about it from the SM/ELINT viewpoint.

Course Outline:

Radar Signal Evolution
Threat Identification Tables What is LPI Radar Today? (How low is low?)
Radar Fundamental Principle
Modern Radar Waveforms
Range Equations
Quantitative LPI Measure
Wideband ESM Receiver Strategy
Coherent and Non-Coherent Integration Compared
Partially Matching ESM to Radar
What about Frequency Agility?
Non-coherent Approach Frequency versus Time: Environment and RSSR Sweeps
Bandwidth choices for LFM
Wigner-Hough Transform
Time-Frequency Transforms
Cross-Correlation Method
Implementation Problems
ELINT and the Future of LPI Radar

Speaker and Presenter Information

Dr. Richard Wiley Dr. Wiley is the Vice President and Chief Scientist of RAS, Inc., has many years of experience in ELINT/EW, specializing in signal analysis and receivers. He has authored four books and many technical papers. Dr. Wiley developed many pioneering ELINT techniques including the rapid scan superhet for LPI signals, deinterleaving techniques, optimum scan strategies, advanced radar techniques, improved ESM receiver sensitivity, etc. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Energy, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Justice, Dept of State, Dept of Veterans Affairs, NASA, State Government, CIA, Coast Guard, Census Bureau