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Science 17 July 1987:
Vol. 237. no. 4812, pp. 257 - 262
DOI: 10.1126/science.237.4812.257
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Space-Based Radar

G. N. TSANDOULAS 1

1 Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA 02173.

The concept of national air defense against aircraft and cruise missiles has been evolving in parallel with the Strategic Defense Initiative and is being referred to as the Air Defense Initiative. One of the most promising sensor concepts for the Air Defense Initiative is space-based radar. Operated at microwave frequencies as an instrument for wide-area surveillance, space-based radar may be useful in mission areas such as fleet defense and battlefield surveillance.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)