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Chapter 4: Military applications within the EMS
Which parts of the spectrum are used for what: radar, infrared, visible light and laser — with their strengths and limitations.
4.1Introduction
The electromagnetic spectrum is an operational domain, just like land, sea, air, space and cyberspace. Almost every modern military capability relies on the EMS: communication, navigation, detection, weapon guidance, identification and…
Read §4.1 →4.2EMS applications for detection and determining position, range and velocity
A sensor chain has to answer four questions: is something there? (detection), where is it? (position: azimuth/elevation), how far away? (range) and how fast is it moving? (velocity). Different parts of the spectrum answer these questions…
Read §4.2 →4.3Conclusion
The key lessons of this chapter:
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