NORRAD AS — radar, space, radar cross section measurement

Services

What NORRAD delivers today

Specialist engineering support and independent technical advice — with the ability to actually measure, not only to write reports.

Measurement campaigns

Planning, execution and reporting of 2–40 GHz radar cross section and signature measurements, including calibration and validation.

  • measurement planning
  • field measurement
  • calibration & reference measurement
  • data analysis
  • measurement validation

Radar system analysis

Assessment of radar architectures, waveforms and RF subsystems against the mission the system has to perform.

  • architecture assessment
  • concept development
  • waveform assessment
  • RF system assessment
  • sensor integration

Performance evaluation

What a radar will actually achieve in its real environment — clutter, propagation, target scattering and processing all included.

  • detection performance
  • clutter & propagation analysis
  • maritime performance
  • small-target detection
  • model vs measurement

Algorithm & signal processing support

Review and development of the processing chain that determines detection, tracking and discrimination performance.

  • detection algorithms
  • tracking
  • clutter processing
  • polarimetric processing
  • high-resolution processing

Requirements, verification & procurement

Turning operational needs into radar requirements that can be verified, and supporting the decisions that follow.

  • requirements development
  • system verification
  • supplier claim review
  • solution comparison
  • technical risk identification

R&D lifecycle support

Support from first feasibility question through to a qualified, deployed system.

  • feasibility studies
  • modelling & simulation
  • prototyping
  • test planning
  • field trials
  • qualification

Development lifecycle

From research question to operational radar

The experience behind NORRAD includes taking radar concepts all the way through development, measurement and qualification into operational use — which is why the advice is grounded in what actually works in the field.

  1. 01

    Research

  2. 02

    Concept

  3. 03

    Prototype

  4. 04

    Field testing

  5. 05

    Qualification

  6. 06

    Operational deployment

Independent advisory

Clear engineering conclusions

  • Evaluating radar technology and comparing competing solutions
  • Reviewing supplier claims and specification realism
  • Defining radar requirements and assessing system performance
  • Identifying technical risk early in a programme
  • Reviewing measured data and measurement methodology
  • Supporting procurement with impartial technical judgement
  • Analysing radar, RF and electromagnetic problems
  • Supporting R&D programmes as an external specialist

Have a difficult radar or RF problem?

Describe the system, the measurement or the question. You will get a direct technical answer from an engineer, not a sales response.

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