Lynx multi-mode SAR in support of NATO Unified Vision 2012 trial

R. Dunkel; T. Verge; R. Linnehan; A. Doerry

doi:10.1117/12.2018383

31 May 2013 Lynx multi-mode SAR in support of NATO Unified Vision 2012 trial

R. Dunkel, T. Verge, R. Linnehan, A. Doerry

Proceedings Volume 8714, Radar Sensor Technology XVII; 87141L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018383
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

In June 2012, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) Reconnaissance Systems Group participated in the NATO Unified Vision 2012 (UV12) Joint ISR (JISR) Trial at Orland Main Air Station in Brekstad, Norway. GA-ASI supplied a modified King Air 200 as a Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) surrogate outfitted with a Lynx Block 30 Multi-mode Synthetic Aperture Radar/Ground Moving Target Indicator (SAR/GMTI), a FLIR Star SAFIRE 3800HD Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor, and a L-3 Tactical Common Data Link. This airborne platform was combined with GA-ASI’s new System for Tactical Archival, Retrieval, and Exploitation (STARE) for full integration into the NATO ISR exploitation community. UV12 was an event sponsored by the NATO Joint Capability Group on Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) to focus on the interoperability of national ISR assets and improving JISR concept of operations. The Predator B RPA surrogate flew alongside multiple NATO ISR assets in nine missions that showcased the platform’s all-weather ISR capabilities focusing on the Lynx SAR/GMTI and Maritime Wide Area Search (MWAS) modes. The inclusion of the STARE technology allowed GA-ASI’s radar and Full Motion Video (FMV) data to be seamlessly processed and passed to joint networks where the data was fused with other NATO ISR products, resulting in a full battlefield reconnaissance picture.

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R. Dunkel, T. Verge, R. Linnehan, and A. Doerry "Lynx multi-mode SAR in support of NATO Unified Vision 2012 trial", Proc. SPIE 8714, Radar Sensor Technology XVII, 87141L (31 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018383

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Intelligence systems

Radar

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