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Calibration and diagnostics of the THAAD solid state phased array in a planar nearfield facility

Mulcahey et al., 1996

Document ID
5260464685603481794
Author
Mulcahey J
Sarcione M
Publication year
Publication venue
Proceedings of International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology

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The Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) array is the radar sensor for the THAAD anti-tactical ballistic missile system. The 25344 element X-band phased array underwent element-level diagnostics and was successfully calibrated for several aperture distributions …
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