RADAR TRAINING SYSTEM
MODEL 8096
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Figure 18. The Radar Active Target (RAT) Training System,
Model 8096-4
Figure 19. Effect of barrage noise jamming produced by the
jamming pod trainer of the RAT Training System as observed on
the Lab-Volt radar PPI display.
Figure 20. Stealth accessories in the RAT Training System allow
reduction of the jamming pod trainer’s radar cross section.
range gate relative to the echo signal of the target to be
acquired. When the range gate straddles the target echo
signal, the lock mode can be activated and the target is
automatically tracked in range and azimuth by the
system.
Range tracking is achieved by means of the split
range-gate technique, whereas angle tracking is
accomplished using lobe switching (sequential lobing).
In addition to the fully automatic tracking mode, several
useful ECCM features are available, such as a
switchable lobing rate, a range tracking rate limiter in the
range loop, manual control of either the range loop or the
azimuth loop while the system is locked onto a target,
and leading-edge range tracking. The computer-based
interface of the tracking radar allows control of these
functions and offers the same other possibilities as for
the pulse radar system (visualization of the system's
block diagrams, connection of virtual probes in the on-
screen block diagrams, observation of signals on the
built-in oscilloscope, fault insertion, etc.).
The Radar Active Target (RAT) Training System,
Model 8096-4, is used in conjunction with the three
previous subsystems (Models 8096-1, 8096-2, and
8096-3) to train students in the principles and scenarios
of EW. This is a truly unique system that places real-
time, safe, and unclassified EW demonstrations into the
hands of students. The RAT Training System consists of
an active jamming pod trainer, an elaborate set of
accessories, and a comprehensive student manual.
The jamming pod trainer is a Self-Screening Jammer
(SSJ) target that can perform direct or modulated noise
jamming (see Figure 19) as well as repeater jamming. It
includes a remote controller to select the type of
jamming and set the jamming parameters. The jamming
pod trainer and the included accessories are designed
for use with the Lab-Volt radar to implement real EW
situations. This provides an effective means of
introducing students to a real-time jamming situation that
necessitates a response, that is, the use of an
appropriate ECCM to prevent losing track of the target.
The RCS and ISAR Measurement Training System,
Model 8096-5, adds on to the Basic Radar Training
System, Model 8096-1, to form a computer-based,
pulse-mode system that can measure the radar cross
section (RCS) of targets as well as produce ISAR
images of targets (see Figures 21 to 23).
