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A phased array radar for light planes was developed privately in 1973, but suppressed with a secrecy order. The USAF didn't have aircraft-sized phased array rad
by Animats 2y ago
A phased array radar for light planes was developed privately in 1973, but suppressed with a secrecy order. The USAF didn't have aircraft-sized phased array radars yet. [1]
[1] https://books.google.com/books?id=NWzlTqj0gQ4C&pg=PA64#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=NWzlTqj0gQ4C&pg=PA64#v=one...
- p_l 2y agoPhased Array radars were used since WW2, they just weren't necessarily found effective in small sizes yet and as such were mainly in use in very large installations.