3. Coastal radar

3.1 Coastal Radar Mission

From surveillance of territorial waters (12 nautical miles) to the exclusive economic zone (200 nautical miles), coastal surveillance systems are tasked with ensuring the safety of maritime traffic, but also :

• the fight against illegal immigration ;

• PIRACY;

• illegal fishing ;

• freight traffic, etc.

Among the various components of this system, the radar sensor remains a major element in the detection and tracking of non-cooperative targets. Long based on the use of simple navigation radars, conventional radars (S-band (3 GHz) or X-band (10 GHz)) used in coastal surveillance systems...