Radar has very limited ability to counter microdrones

Radar, especially phased array radar is great for modern air defense, but what about for micro drones? Is it still that good?

Let’s see if radar can detect micro drones. Theoretically, as long as the object can bounce electromagnetic waves in the air, the radar will be able to detect it, but due to the miniature UAV’s small stature, its bounce electromagnetic waves are relatively small, even if the radar receives it, it can’t judge whether it’s a bird or an airplane, and during the radar’s hesitation period, the miniature UAV has already flown into the attack area, and may even complete the investigation or attack. However, this problem is not without a solution, and one of the most straightforward solutions is to crank up the radar alarm sensitivity: as soon as an object reflecting electromagnetic waves flies in, the radar will alarm. Or you can add some settings to the radar: namely, add altitude, speed and flight path to screen for micro-drones and birds. This way, you can maximize the detection of micro-drones. But this will greatly increase the false alarm rate of the radar.

Micro drones are easy to intercept once detected because of their small size, low flight altitude and slow speed. However, once a micro-drone is shot down, the debris from the explosion can harm the innocent. Therefore, very often, once a tiny drone is detected by radar, countermeasures personnel try to change course or force-land elsewhere in an effort to dispose of such an aircraft harmlessly and, of course, to obtain data on enemy forces in the microdrone. Then the traditional methods of forceful strikes do not apply.

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