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Passive radar

Passive radar (also referred to as parasitic radar, passive coherent location, passive surveillance, and passive covert radar) is a class of radar systems that detect and track objects by processing reflections from non-cooperative sources of illumination in the environment, such as commercial broadcast and communications signals. It is a specific case of bistatic radarpassive bistatic radar (PBR) – which is a broad type also including the exploitation of cooperative and non-cooperative radar transmitters.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Willis, N.J.; Griffiths, H.D.; Davis, M.E. (2007). Advances in Bistatic Radar. Electromagnetics and Radar. Institution of Engineering and Technology. ISBN 978-1-891121-48-7. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ Cherniakov, M. (2008). Bistatic Radar: Emerging Technology. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-98574-8. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. ^ Griffiths, H.D.; Baker, C.J. (2022). An Introduction to Passive Radar, Second Edition. Artech House radar library. Artech House. ISBN 978-1-63081-841-8.

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