16 Panel Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR)

作为先进模块化非相干散射雷达（AMISR）持续工程开发的下一步，该公司将建造并部署两台八面板雷达。这些雷达将使用生产级硬件，而不是为早期开发工作构建的工程原型组件。拟议的部署地点在阿拉斯加的加科纳和秘鲁的Jicamarca，将允许在实际操作条件下测试雷达硬件，使用真实的脉冲模式和数据采集算法。之所以选择这些地点，是因为它们都提供了具有科学意义的相干散射目标，并且具有预期的回波强度，可以很容易地被较小的雷达探测到。这两个位置也很理想，因为它们代表了两种非常不同的环境条件，提供了一个很好的系统完整性测试。此外，它们都有足够的本地基础设施来保持合理的部署成本。该项目将有助于降低风险，提高未来基于AMISR设计的非相干散射雷达的建造和部署能力。

The awardee will construct and deploy two eight-panel radars as the next step in the continuing engineering development of the Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR). These radars will use production-level hardware, as opposed to the engineering prototype subassemblies constructed for earlier development efforts. The proposed deployment locations in Gakona, Alaska and Jicamarca, Peru will allow testing the radar hardware in actual operating conditions, using realistic pulse patterns and data acquisition algorithms. The locations were chosen because they each provide coherent scatter targets of scientific interest and with anticipated return strengths that should be readily detectable by the smaller radars. The two locations are also ideal in that they represent two very different environmental conditions, providing a good test of system integrity. Furthermore, they both have sufficient local infrastructure to keep the deployment costs reasonable. This project will help reduce risk and enhance capability for future construction and deployment of incoherent scatter radars based on the AMISR design.