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Product Name: Squire Battlefield Surveillance Radar

Product Description

See Without Being Seen

Squire is a man-portable, battlefield surveillance system enabling the detection and classification of moving ground targets up to 48 km. Fixed-target cancellation is achieved by Doppler Fast Fourier Transform filtering.

The system is a low-peak power, solid-state Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar that is virtually undetectable. Capturing early information on opponents’ activities positions the Squire radar with clear tactical advantage, whether day or night and in nearly all weather conditions.

Squire can be deployed in peacetime to safeguard valuable asset areas, including oil fields, power stations and other potential targets, from terrorist or criminal acts. The system is suited for assisting in counter-drug operations, control of border intrusion and force protection. Deployment under all circumstances demands a system that is easily transportable, not only by vehicles but also by man. To enable this, Squire is portable in two low-weight backpacks.

Features

- High-resolution and short minimum range
- Completely solid state for high reliability, low maintenance and low life-cycle cost
- Man-portable in 2 backpacks, 20 kg each without power supply
- Low power consumption, 10 mW to 1 W output
- Low power density for human safety
- Audio/visual detection alarm and detection/non-detection zones
- Automatic target tracking and classification
- Sector scan of a few degrees up to 360o
- Doppler signal for manual classification
- Spot window for detailed target observation
- PPI or B-scope presentations
- Background display of clutter map
- GPS input
- Proven performance
- Mobile platform configurations available

Specifications 

General

- Power supply: 24 VDC
- Power dissipation: 80 W (normal operation)

Operator Unit

- Type of display: LCD, color
- Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels
- Display size: 10.4 inches
- External interfaces: 2x serial (GPS, C2, remote control)
- Weight: 6.0 kg
- Power dissipation: 40 W (normal operation)

Antenna/Transceiver

- Horizontal beamwidth: 2.7o
- Vertical beamwidth: 7.8o
- Output power: 1 W, 100 mW, 10 mW
- Frequency: J-band
- Transmission modes: Continuous/sector
- Radar unit weight: 17.8 kg
- Azimuth limit: 0o - 540o
- Scan sector: 10o - 360o
- Scan speed: 0o/s; 7o/s or 14o/s
- Tilt: -200 to +400 mils

Video Processor

- Range cells: 512
- Minimum radial target speed: 1.7 km/h
- Instrumented range: 3, 6, 12, 24 km or 6, 12, 24, 48 km

Physical Characteristics

- Radar unit: 650 W x 470 H x 230 D mm
- Operator unit: 335 W x 285 H x 111 D mm
- Tripod effective height: 1.2 m

Environmental

- Meets NATO standards
- Temperature: Operation -31oC to +49oC, storage -46oC to +71oC
- Relative humidity: Up to 95% at 35oC

Range Performance

- Free space detection range: Pfa=10-6, Pd=90%, moving target
- Pedestrian (RCS 1 m2): 10 km
- Helicopter (RCS 5 m2): 15 km
- Jeep-sized vehicle (RCS 10 m2): 18 km
- Vehicle convoy (RCS 300 m2): 40 km

Company Details

DRS Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A., is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense... more