Details of Radar Calculations (April 30, 2018)

A reader who was having difficulty reproducing the results of some radar calculations in two posts from 2012 asked if I could put up a post showing how the calculations were carried out in more detail. So I do this below:

RadarRecalculation1

Some of the above numbers come in slightly lower than in the original post, for example 860 km rather than 870 km.  Perhaps rounding off differences?

RadarRecalculation2

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  1. Does the SPY-1’s range against a 0.03m2 RCS warhead fit for a fighter with even RCS ?

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