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What is multi-sensor fusion? Multi-sensor fusion means combining information from two or more …

What is RCS? RCS stands for radar cross section, which is a way of describing how strongly a target …

What is clutter in radar? Clutter is radar return energy that is not the target you actually want to …

What is target tracking in radar? Target tracking means maintaining a continuing estimate of where a …

What is detection range? Detection range is the distance at which a sensor can detect a target under …

What is passive detection? Passive detection means detecting or observing something without …

What is spectrum monitoring? Spectrum monitoring is the practice of measuring and analyzing …

What is FMCW vs pulse radar? It is a comparison between two common ways radar systems transmit …

What is AESA radar? AESA radar is a radar that uses an active electronically scanned array to steer …

What is sensor cueing? In simple terms, it means one sensor, rule, or event source tells another …

What is a command-and-control platform? In simple terms, it is a system that helps people collect …

What is urban air mobility? In simple terms, urban air mobility, usually shortened to UAM, means …

What is drone identification? In simple terms, it means gathering enough evidence to say more than …

What is radar resolution? In simple terms, radar resolution is the radar’s ability to tell …

What is radar beamforming? In simple terms, beamforming is the process of combining signals across …

What is the difference between cooled and uncooled thermal imaging? In plain language, both are …

What is line of sight in surveillance? In plain language, line of sight, usually shortened to LOS, …

What is a common operating picture, and why do so many command centers talk about it? In simple …

What is RF geolocation, and what does pilot positioning mean? In simple terms, RF geolocation is the …

What is direction finding, and what does AOA mean? In simple terms, direction finding is the process …

What is a PTZ / EO-IR camera system? In plain language, it is a steerable camera system that can pan …

What is thermal imaging? In simple terms, it is a way of creating an image from differences in …

What is phased array radar? In simple terms, it is a radar that steers its beam electronically by …

What is pulse-Doppler radar? In simple terms, it is a radar that uses short pulses to measure target …

What is UTM or U-space? In plain language, both terms describe the digital systems and operating …

What is Remote ID? In simple terms, Remote ID is a way for a drone in flight to broadcast who it is …

What is counter-UAS? Counter-UAS means the set of measures used to detect, assess, and respond to …

What is radar? Radar is a system that sends out radio waves and listens for the echoes that bounce …

Radar vs RF vs EO: what is the difference? The short answer is that they are three different ways of …

How do drone detection systems work? Most drone detection systems work by combining more than one …

What is low-altitude security? Low-altitude security is the practice of monitoring and protecting …

What is electro-optical surveillance? Electro-optical surveillance means using cameras and optics to …

What is RF detection? RF detection means sensing radio-frequency energy in the air and analyzing it …