BAE SYSTEMS and Roke Manor research to develop cellphone radar

BAE SYSTEMS and Roke Manor Research are to develop the concept of cellphone radar (CELLDAR) to provide a covert approach to the detection of moving air, land and sea-based objects, maturing a technology which could enhance military capabilities such as air warfare, littoral operations and Homeland Defence.

The two companies have signed an agreement to fund the development of the technology, already successfully demonstrated by Roke Manor Research, exploiting the latter's knowledge of cellphone technology through its pivotal role within Siemens in enabling R&D. The BAE SYSTEMS Future Systems, C4ISR and other business units will be contributing their defence domain knowledge and systems integration expertise.

CELLDAR uses extended multi-static radar detection and data processing for the tracking, identification and cueing of objects moving in cellphone fields. The massive world-wide investment in cellphone technology and the ability to exploit the extensive electromagnetic transmission fields created to support them presents the opportunity for CELLDAR to offer high-performance, long-range, low-cost detection of objects moving in space in real time to user communities.

The capability of the technology extends across all domains and will be a key enabler in future Command & Control, Communications, Computing, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions. It encompasses the detection of moving vehicles or helicopters in foliage; of small maritime objects, such as periscopes; and other targets.

CELLDAR utilises the radar frequencies associated with current mobile telephone transmissions (GSM 900, 1800 and 1900) and future transmissions (3G).

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