Radars On Joint Stars Aircraft Modified To Track Humans As Part Of Search For IEDs

Credit: USAF
U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Stars ground-surveillance aircraft are getting a startling boost in capability with refinements to its APY-7 phased array radar that allows it to follow the movement of humans at walking speed. In the past, the radar's ground moving target indicator (GMTI) mode worked on...

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