Alexei Nikolayevich Shulunov, chairman of the Russian Council of Military Industries Committee on Science and Technology, is the person in charge of this work. Initial successes have been achieved, which means that a new era of radar technology has been opened. In the traditional radar era before this, research in this field was once considered as 'fantasy'.
What is a radar? I believe many people know about it when they graduate from high school. And what is a radio-photonic localization is not necessarily known. Simply put, this new technology is a fusion of what people once thought was mutually exclusive. There are two types of things--radio waves and light. At the same time, the electron beam and the photon beam are transformed into each other. This research topic was also regarded as 'fantasy' yesterday, and it will soon become a reality. So, the technology has made breakthroughs. How is it?
At this stage, all air defense radars and space target tracking systems rely on huge infrastructure. The space and space required for the placement of system components are like high-rise buildings. After adopting photon technology, their command and control and space required for data processing systems are required. It will be greatly reduced, and only a few rooms are needed. More importantly, the technical performance of the new radar will have a qualitative leap: Small objects that can be found 1000 kilometers away will no longer appear on the display. It is the target mark, but the target shape. That is, the radar operator is no longer a small bright spot on the display, but the real flying object - aircraft, missiles, birds or meteors. Also, Instantly adjust the frequency range from meter band to millimeter band.
This is no secret: so-called stealth aircraft are clearly visible in the rice band, but to obtain more accurate coordinates requires the use of radars in the centimeter and millimeter wave bands. Therefore, it is necessary to operate a meter-wave radar simultaneously in an air defense system ( Large antennas and centimeter-band radars are required (more compact). However, photon radars can overcome these deficiencies. They not only allow stealth aircraft to be invisible, but also accurately and timely locate their coordinates, altitude and distance.
According to Shulunov, due to the complexity of the technical task, Russia has used several national scientific research centers, university research teams, and industrial enterprises to invest in this research, and has worked closely with the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Economic Development, and the Ministry of Education and Education. President Putin personally acted as custodian of this research project.