Research on Radar Target Discrimination in the Missile Defense System

The technology of the radar discriminating ballistic missile is analyzed so as to evaluate the discrimination capability of ground-based radars in the US National Missile Defense (NMD). According to the characteristics of the ballistic target clusters during the mid-course and re-entry phase, an integrative discrimination strategy for the missile defense system is developed which involves the structure, stance and re-entry characteristics of the target, and each discrimination measure is followed by technical evaluation.