> Science and Technology > > > > > > > > Radar planning, preparation and employment of 3-tiered coverage: LCMR, Q-36 and Q-37. Rarely does a day go by without news of US casualties in Iraq or Afghanistan. Anti-coalition forces employ asymmetrical strategies, such as using improvised explosive devices (IEDs), to frustrate our efforts to bring stability to these areas and are representative of the contemporary operational environment (COE). While these attacks are tactical, they are aimed at achieving strategic effects. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This new enemy perceives the United States as a global power with a huge advantage in technology and warfighting capability but also with very exploitable vulnerabilities. (See Figure 1.) At the same time, the target acquisition (TA) mission remains unchanged: to sense enemy fire, warn the force and respond to suppress or destroy the fire. The best way to accomplish this mission is to plan and prepare properly and employ a three-tiered approach to radar coverage that also encompasses complementary systems. Emerging technologies promise improvements in the future. Radar Planning. Tracking incoming rounds in comp...
