Supersonic Tactical Missile (STM) radome development
Abstract
The Supersonic Tactical Missile program included a radome development based on the geometry depicted. The nose radome was a Von Karman body of revolution, 38 inches long with a 15 inch base diameter. The enclosed radiometer system utilized a 12pen1 inch vertically polarized aperture providing four main lobes (an azimuth pair and an elevation pair) and operating over a narrow bandwidth (4.3%) centered at 235 GHz. This contrast seeker was gimballed on the radome longitudinal axis and limited to a primary tracking field of +or- 15 degrees about this axis.
- Publication:
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Electromagnetic Windows (17th)
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984elwi.proc...87T
- Keywords:
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- Aerodynamic Characteristics;
- Radomes;
- Supersonic Speed;
- Tactics;
- Weapon Systems;
- Azimuth;
- Bandwidth;
- Boresight Error;
- Contrast;
- Homing Devices;
- Missiles;
- Noses (Forebodies);
- Radiometers;
- Communications and Radar