Ku-band retrodirective radar for ballistic projectile detection and tracking

A Ku-band radar has been developed for detection and tracking of sniper rifle bullets and other ballistic projectiles. The radar utilizes a novel retrodirective architecture based on separate 8-element receive and transmit antenna arrays. A pseudorandom noise waveform provides for precise ranging and high processing gain. Digital filtering allows for discrimination of high-velocity bullets and small supersonic projectiles up to at least 1700 ft/s, as demonstrated experimentally in field tests.

[1]  E.B. Brown,et al.  Retrodirective Radar for Small Projectile Detection , 2007, 2007 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium.