Review of the Evolution of Phased-Array Radar

Abstract

Ever since the human race discovered how bats locate, it has never stopped exploring the use of various waves to analyse and determine the position of objects to be detected. This paper describes the development of radar detection technology since World War II by investigating and analyzing the development of equipment technology in various countries’ militaries, and analyzing the bottlenecks of existing technology, pointing out the possible future direction of development. This paper concludes that the most likely breakthrough direction for the new phased array radar is a breakthrough in materials science (SiCGaN) technology, which will enable the phased array module to be fully digitalised.