STAR Dynamics Releases BlueMax G7 Instrumentation Radar

Unmatched Performance, Faster Collections, Extreme Reliability and Lower Life Cycle Cost

STAR Dynamics Corporation is pleased to announce the release of its latest generation Instrumentation Radar, the BlueMax G7, which is now in production and available for order. The BlueMax G7 is a powerful, ultra-wideband (UWB), radar cross section (RCS) measurement and UWB imaging system designed to provide superior precision RCS metrology for indoor and outdoor test facilities. STAR is pleased with the performance leaps the G7 has obtained by leveraging customer feedback from the large installed base of the predecessor BlueMax G6 (40+ systems).

The BlueMax G7 offers much faster data collection speeds with higher pulse repetition frequencies and multiple frequency bands activated simultaneously. Additionally, this latest generation UWB instrumentation radar offers features such as simultaneous dual polarization transmit and receive, providing full scattering matrix target measurements on a single collection snapshot (i.e., coherent processing interval). Other features include higher radar sensitivity, lower noise floors, much wider instantaneous dynamic range, advanced built-in test and dynamic graphical user interface. Options are also available for on-the-fly self-calibration, real-time data processing and display, as well as an onboard, interactive test-range simulator for operator training, collection setup and optimization, and data playback.

The G7 was designed with reliability and maintainability in mind. The miniaturized design reduces RF connectors by 90%, while maintaining a modular LRU approach that increases its overall availability. This, combined with its commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) design reduces the total cost of ownership over its lifetime. The significantly enhanced radar performance does not mean a larger physical footprint. The G7 radar comes in a package of less than one-half cubic foot volume for the core radar – a 50-times size reduction from the G6 – allowing it to be used in a much wider variety of implementations.

About STAR Dynamics
STAR Dynamics Corporation was founded in 1988 as a high technology engineering company specializing in the production of instrumentation radar systems. Committed to serving the U.S. defense industry with advanced RCS measurement technologies as well as precision time space position information (TSPI) radars for flight test ranges, STAR products typically begin as fast-track solutions to urgent national defense needs, then develop into COTS adaptations for wider defense industry application. As a veteran-owned small business (VOSB) with a veteran-heavy employee base, STAR scientists and engineers work to develop next-generation electromagnetic systems, such as active and passive radars, electronic warfare systems, and telemetry links, with expanded performance and versatility. STAR’s leading-edge electromagnetic system innovations, customer service and support, and forward vision reflect their mission statement, Inspiring Innovation.