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Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER)
Program Manager: Dr. Mark McClure
Approach:
VADER will provide long-range all-weather vehicle and dismount detection as well as long-range high-resolution SAR imaging capabilities. It will operate at relatively short ranges and at high grazing angles so as to be suitable for urban operations in some contexts. VADER will be able to scan for vehicles and dismounts at high area rates and to provide precision target locations. The VADER program is developing the data exploitation tools which will enable long duration tracking of ground vehicles, SAR coherent change detection, motion pattern analysis, and dismount motion characterization. VADAR will use NetTrack as part of its exploitation suite and so will avail the field commander unprecedented insight into vehicle and dismount movement within his area of operation.
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