Radar facilities
18 facilities across 8 states
Airborne Early Warning Radar Facility
Washington, DC
Compact Range Facility
Washington, DC
Ground Penetrating Radar Site
Hanover, NH
Master Level Sonar Analyst Trainer (MLSAT)
Orlando, FL
The Instructor mounts either a 28-channel, primary acoustic source tape on a 1" reel-to-reel tape replay unit or a two-channel auxiliary acoustic source tape in a digital audio tape cassette unit, or both, at the Instructor Station. From the possible channels of acoustic data, the Instructor chooses two (2) sets of four (4) channels for transmission to the Student Station for analysis by the student. The Instructor can assign either of the two (2) groups of signals to either of the two (2) student groups. He can also aurally monitor any of the acoustic data channels on headphones. The instructor can communicate with any individual student, either of the two (2) groups of students, or all of the students through an intercom. In addition, the Instructor can select and monitor at his station and student station spectrum analysis video and audio without the student's knowledge and monitor their progress. He can also project this video data onto a projector in the classroom for display on a screen mounted on the classroom wall and broadcast the associated audio through a classroom speaker.
Microwave Microscope (MWM)
Washington, DC
Millimeter Wave Radar Facility
Washington, DC
Radar Component
Crane, IN
Provide facilities, processes, and skilled personnel required to perform depot level refurbishment, obsolescence engineering, and production engineering support, for the development, acquisition and support of existing radar systems, including the continuing spiral development of existing radar systems, and the support of legacy radar systems. Services include systems engineering to determine cost effective solutions for obsolete and difficult to procure parts, and assistance to industry with manufacturing technology solutions. Provide reverse engineering services or subsystem/component redesign when necessary to maintain system supportability. Provide obsolescence engineering for radar system components, providing the expertise and knowledge to formulate cost effective solutions. Services include predictive obsolescence management, technical analysis, and engineering services such as redesign, development and limited prototyping and manufacturing in response to problems with Diminishing Manufacturing Sources.
RADAR Engineering Facility
Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
The resources of the Radar Velocimeter Team include a radar engineering Facility located at TACOM-ARDEC and a Mobile Field Unit for use at the Test ranges. These resources provide the customer with: (1) High power remote radar instrumentation Test Lab, (2) Radar System and instrumentation Van that is tempest approved and instrumented with state of the art recording, communication, data analysis equipment and ancillary field power support, (3) Mobile field Unit that quickly installed and readily adaptable to local or remote operation over any terrain, (4) Independent test measurement and evaluation support to the customer, (5) Upgraded Velocimeter Instrumentation System that produces on-site data evaluation capabilities. The Radar Engineering Facility provides the means of developing, testing, maintaining, servicing, calibrating and evaluating radar measurement systems.
Radar Imaging Facility
Washington, DC
Radar Imaging Modeling System (RIMS)
West Bethesda, MD
The Radar Imaging Modeling System (RIMS) is a mobile, coherent, step chirp instrumentation radar system capable of making calibrated radar cross section measurements in the S, X, and Ku bands at both horizontal and vertical polarizations. The system is housed in a van that can be moved to any location. The system is reconfigurable with a comprehensive collection of antennas that can be used for large combatants, small craft and small experimental models.
Radar Ship Avoidance Trainer
Orlando, FL
The Radar Ship Avoidance Trainer (RSAT), Device 21H31 is installed at Naval Submarine School, Groton, CT, Building 533, Room 219, the Radar Operator Training Laboratory. RSAT provides students the fundamentals of radar navigation. Students are taught AN/BPS-15H radar operations and controls; VMS operations and controls; open ocean contact avoidance; and recognition of ownship's and contacts' course, range and bearing. RSAT training also provides harbor navigation, piloting and surface contact management in all projected operational environments. Students learn to detect surface contacts and landmass areas under all conditions including adverse weather and reduced visibility due to sea clutter and mast and funnel blanking.
Radar Signature Calculation Facility
Washington, DC
Radar Spoke and Radar Fidelity Facility
Fort Huachuca, AZ
The Radar Spoke and Radar Resolution Facility allows simultaneous measurement of the range and azimuth resolution of a radar systems. Used in conjunction with the Time, Space, Position Information (TSPI) on the range, very accurate data on the capabilities of radar systems can be determined.
Research Vessel Lauren
West Bethesda, MD
The Research Vessel Lauren is a converted WWII PT craft that simulates a full-scale combatant. It is reconfigurable and can be used to test shaping and materials concepts for RCS and IR signature reduction prior to committing to full-scale installation.
Ship Motion Simulator Facility
Washington, DC
Terrain Following Radar Course
Edwards AFB, CA
The course is charted with a Global Positioning System precise survey used to develop the Digital Terrain Elevation Data base with survey points used to develop a 10 foot grid +/- 1 foot over the 1- by 26-mile course point to point accuracy. Overflight data are digitized and profiles are provided for postflight analysis. Also associated with the TFR route is a low altitude supersonic corridor for high-speed TF/TA system evaluation and verification. The TFR routes can support simultaneous users.
Tracking Radar
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Transportable Radar Cross Section Measurement Radar (TSFR)
Washington, DC