Originally Posted by
init4fun
Good morning gents .
Now , first off , let me preface this with the note that I am NOT asking this question to throw any fuel on the fire here , I'm asking it because I thought i remember reading something somewhere that may be worth mentioning here .
I would swear I remember reading of future plans to replace the present Radar based tracking system with a system based on GPS ? I do recall it being said that it will be some time in coming , as the article did mention the present Radar based system and upgrades it's receiving to make the Radar still effective for the near future , but that ultimately in the long range view Radar's replacement will be GPS .
Now , I pretend to be no Radar expert , I am only asking a question about something I thought I remember reading , now that the subject has been brought up . Does anyone else remember seeing such mention of a future GPS replacement of Radar ?
Yes that is correct. The radar systems will still need to be in place as back up for say a bad ADS-B transponder. Of course the military will still need them because an attacker will not have his ADS-B on or may not have one in the case of a missile. There are long range plans to put radar on satellite as well.