PASR-17C 'POINTER'

PASR-17c is a next-generation passive radar system designed to detect, localize and track aerial targets ranging from small low-flying drones up to various aircraft types. By exploiting existing broadcast transmissions, the system operates without emitting radio-frequency energy, enabling fully covert surveillance without frequency licensing requirements.

Unlike conventional passive radar solutions, which rely on multiple illuminators or multi-node geometries to determine target position, PASR-17c employs an advanced sectorial antenna array, combined with adaptive signal processing techniques to localize and initiate tracks, using a single illuminator. This capability significantly improves detection and tracking performance against low-altitude targets, where only one transmitter may be available and multipath propagation is often dominant.

The system’s scalable tracking architecture seamlessly combines single-illuminator localization, multistatic operation, multiple receiver nodes and the simultaneous exploitation of diverse illuminators such as DVB-T/T2 and FM broadcast signals. The result is a resilient passive radar network capable of generating a comprehensive and accurate Recognized Air Picture (RAP) over large areas.

Designed for rapid deployment and straightforward integration, PASR-17c interfaces directly with command-and-control systems, electro-optical sensors and existing surveillance infrastructure through standardized civilian and military protocols