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Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER)
Program Manager: Dr. Mark Luettgen
Mission:
VADER is a radar system designed to enable the surveillance and tracking of ground vehicles and dismounts from a Warrior (or similar) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform. VADER will provide real-time data products to a command echelons at which the real-time information will be immediately actionable. For example, a warfighter could use the Warrior UAV with VADER installed to monitor a road, track a vehicle to a stop, observe dismount motion near the vehicle, characterize certain motions (like someone carrying a heavy load), and measure a ground disturbance after the vehicle departs.
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