Further Evidence of the Effects of Wind Turbine Farms on AD Radar

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Abstract:

The Government is supporting the introduction of wind turbine farms within the UK as part of its renewable energy strategy. As a result of the Governments policy, there has been a rapid increase in the number of planning applications for wind turbine farms, including offshore developments. Prior to conducting live flight trials in 2004, the MoD scrutinised planning applications for wind turbine farm developments within 74 km and Line of Sight LoS of a primary Air Defence AD surveillance radar. However, following those trials, the resultant Trial Report recommended that the MoD scrutinise wind turbine farm planning applications within LoS of AD radars, regardless of range. As a result of this recommendation, the MoD temporarily removed the 74 km range limit. There remains a requirement for MoD to provide more robust and substantiated evidence in support of this policy change. Consequently, the Directorate of Counter Terrorism and United Kingdom Operations D CTUK Ops tasked the Air Warfare Centre AWC Air Command and Control Operational Evaluation Unit Air C2 OEU with gathering further evidence on the effects of wind turbines on AD radar performance. This task was conducted as a live flight trial during the period 29 Mar 8 Apr 05.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
AIR WARFARE CENTRE RAF LINCOLN (UNITED KINGDOM)
Descriptive Note:
Trial rept.
Supplementary Note:
The original document contains color images.
Pagination:
0057

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Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
AWC/RAF
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1.2_Wireless Transmission; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.2_Non-Kinetic Means; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_6.2.1_Information Sharing; JCA_6.2.2_Computing Services; JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Descriptor(s):
*POLICIES, *PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING), *FARMS, *OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, *SEARCH RADAR, *MILITARY GOVERNMENT, AIR DEFENSE, LINE OF SIGHT, WIND, COUNTERMEASURES, UNITED KINGDOM, WIND MACHINES, TERRORISM, TURBINES, COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, RADAR, ENERGY, STRATEGY, FLIGHT TESTING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Agronomy, Horticulture and Aquiculture, Government and Political Science, Operations Research, Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment
Keyword(s):
WIND TURBINE FARMS, PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Report Date:
2005 Aug 12
Creation Date:
2007 Jun 13