Canadian Researchers Developing Quantum Radar To Expose Stealth Aircraft

[Zarvan]

Jonathan Baugh and Fancois Sfigakis at the institute of Quantum Computing in Waterloo (Image: University of Waterloo)


Researchers at the University of Waterloo are developing a new technology, which they claim will help radar operators cut through heavy background noise and isolate objects —including stealth aircraft and missiles— with unparalleled accuracy.

“In the Arctic, space weather such as geomagnetic storms and solar flares interfere with radar operation and make the effective identification of objects more challenging,” said Jonathan Baugh, a faculty member at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and a professor in the Department of Chemistry who is leading the project with three other researchers at IQC and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology.

“By moving from traditional radar to quantum radar, we hope to not only cut through this noise, but also to identify objects that have been specifically designed to avoid detection,” Jonathan said last Thursday.

Stealth aircraft rely on special paint and body design to absorb and deflect radio waves—making them invisible to traditional radar. They also use electronic jamming to swamp detectors with artificial noise. With quantum radar, in theory, these planes will not only be exposed, but also unaware they have been detected.

Quantum radar uses a sensing technique called quantum illumination to detect and receive information about an object. At its core, it leverages the quantum principle of entanglement, where two photons form a connected, or entangled, pair.

The method works by sending one of the photons to a distant object, while retaining the other member of the pair. Photons in the return signal are checked for telltale signatures of entanglement, allowing photons from the noisy environmental background to be discarded.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/22...Radar_to_Expose_Stealth_Aircraft#.WtaRBohuZPY

 

[Hassan Guy]

Jonathan Baugh and Fancois Sfigakis at the institute of Quantum Computing in Waterloo (Image: University of Waterloo)


Researchers at the University of Waterloo are developing a new technology, which they claim will help radar operators cut through heavy background noise and isolate objects —including stealth aircraft and missiles— with unparalleled accuracy.

“In the Arctic, space weather such as geomagnetic storms and solar flares interfere with radar operation and make the effective identification of objects more challenging,” said Jonathan Baugh, a faculty member at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and a professor in the Department of Chemistry who is leading the project with three other researchers at IQC and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology.

“By moving from traditional radar to quantum radar, we hope to not only cut through this noise, but also to identify objects that have been specifically designed to avoid detection,” Jonathan said last Thursday.

Stealth aircraft rely on special paint and body design to absorb and deflect radio waves—making them invisible to traditional radar. They also use electronic jamming to swamp detectors with artificial noise. With quantum radar, in theory, these planes will not only be exposed, but also unaware they have been detected.

Quantum radar uses a sensing technique called quantum illumination to detect and receive information about an object. At its core, it leverages the quantum principle of entanglement, where two photons form a connected, or entangled, pair.

The method works by sending one of the photons to a distant object, while retaining the other member of the pair. Photons in the return signal are checked for telltale signatures of entanglement, allowing photons from the noisy environmental background to be discarded.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/22...Radar_to_Expose_Stealth_Aircraft#.WtaRBohuZPY

ay that's my place,


don't worry guys I got this.... AQ khan style

 

[XDescendantX]

Look at whitey copying Chinese tech.

The first quantum radar was developed and tested in real-world environment in August 2016 by China.

 

[Oldman1]

Look at whitey copying Chinese tech.

The first quantum radar was developed and tested in real-world environment in August 2016 by China.

Not sure if its whites copying Chinese tech.

https://www.wired.com/2008/05/lockheeds-spook/

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LOCKHEED'S 'SPOOKY RADAR' GETS U.S. PATENT

A year ago, we wrote about Lockheed Martin's "spooky radar," a theoretical technology that uses quantum entanglement and Einstein's concept of "spooky action at a distance" for a radar with radically advanced capabilities. The radar concept, thought up by scientists at Lockheed's Skunk Works, became public when Lockheed filed a patent application in Europe. Well, this week, Lockheed was granted a patent in the United States for its spooky radar, which "can simultaneously achieve the low attenuation/high range associated with a long wave length and the high resolution associated with a short wave length."

So, what's the big deal? As the patent states, a quantum radar could defeat stealth aircraft, spot camouflaged objects and more:

*The ability to propagate radar signals at frequencies that are independent of the resolution frequency may allow quantum radar system 100 to attain near zero attenuation rates in the atmosphere, and greatly diminished attenuation rates in other media including foliage, building materials, earthen layers, etc. Quantum radar system 100, thus, can be adapted to visualize useful target details through background and/or camouflaging clutter, through plasma shrouds around hypersonic air vehicles, through the layers of concealment hiding underground facilities, IEDs, mines, and other threats–all while operating from an airborne platform or other suitable platform. Quantum radar system 100 may also improve the performance of advanced image processing and pattern recognition systems, as well as defeat most RF signature management systems when the propagation frequency is tuned to the resonant wave length of the target. *

This is a fascinating concept, but it appears to be mostly conceptual at the moment; I suspect the quantum radar could be even further away than quantum computers.

Look at whitey copying Chinese tech.

The first quantum radar was developed and tested in real-world environment in August 2016 by China.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/06/usa.science

US defence contractor looks for quantum leap in radar research

Filing a patent does not mean that the company has the know how to build such a system - British Rail famously patented a nuclear fusion-powered flying saucer in the 1970s - but Lockheed Martin is known to be experimenting with sensors based on quantum entanglement, also known as ghost imaging. One leading expert in the field told the Guardian he had been approached by the company to work on a ghost imaging project for the US defence department. "This is for real," the scientist said.

In theory entangled particles could be used to reveal details of objects they have never interacted with. If one particle bumped into an aircraft its twin would react in the same way, even if it never left the laboratory. Work out a way to read that behaviour, and an image could be built up, even with no information being directly transmitted from the target.

The Lockheed Martin patent envisages a different use for entanglement. Current radar systems become less useful as range increases, because the frequencies needed to transmit over long distances are less sensitive. According to the patent this problem can be removed by entangling light at different frequencies and then sending them out together as a bundle.

It says: "Entangled radar waves can combine one or more particles with a relatively high frequency for resolution, with one or more particles at a lower frequency for more effective propagation." The radar beam could then "propagate through different types of mediums and resolve different types of target".

Analysing the return signal would reveal the "location, speed, direction of travel, distance to target, target image, target size, target area, target volume, target dimensions, target cross-section, target surface roughness and target material composition", the patent claims.

However, others are sceptical. Brian Cox, a physicist at Manchester University, has discussed the patent with colleagues. "The consensus at Manchester is that this is just not right," he said. "The quantum mechanics is wrong, I don't know what that says about US defence contractors."

Lockheed Martin declined to comment.

 

[Akasa]

UWaterloo is known for its IT and engineering talent, so I'm not in the least surprised. The biggest hurdle would be to turn this concept into a working & produceable demonstrator without facing institutional or societal backlash.

 

[Oublious]

Well nothing new they are telling, long band radar like S and J band used to detect stealthy fighters. They are trying to add extra wave to detect. What can you use more then what the electromagnetic spectrum can give?