Software-defined Multiband Array Passive Radar (SMARP) demonstrator: A test and evaluation perspective

Abstract

This paper presents a recently built passive radar demonstrator, called the Software-defined Multiband Array Passive Radar (SMARP). This work has been conceived in the framework of the Italian National Plan for Military Research. The system is able to detect and track targets by exploiting DVB-T and UMTS transmitters. The system concept and the results are presented in this paper.