Handbook of Defence Electronics and Optronics: Fundamentals, Technologies and Systems

This book provides a complete account of defence electronics and optronics. The content is broadly divided into three categories: topics specific to defence electronics; topics relevant to defence optronics; and topics that have both electronics and optronics counterparts.

The book covers each of the topics in their entirety from fundamentals to advanced concepts, military systems in use and related technologies, thereby leading the reader logically from the operational basics of military systems to involved technologies and battlefield deployment and applications.

Key features:

• Covers fundamentals, operational aspects, involved technologies and application potential of a large cross-section of military systems.
• Discusses emerging technology trends and development and deployment status of next generation military systems wherever applicable in each category of military systems.
• Amply illustrated with approximately 1000 diagrams and photographs and around 30 tables.
• Includes salient features, technologies and deployment aspects of hundreds of military systems, including: military radios; ground and surveillance radars; laser range finder and target designators; night visions devices; EW and EO jammers; laser guided munitions; and military communications equipment and satellites.

Handbook of Defence Electronics and Optronics is an essential guide for graduate students, R&D scientists, engineers engaged in manufacturing defence equipment and professionals handling the operation and maintenance of these systems in the Armed Forces.

About the Author

Dr Anil K. Maini served the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of India during 1978–2014 as a Scientist in different capacities. He served as the Outstanding Scientist and Director of the Laser Science and Technology Centre, a premier R&D establishment of DRDO during 2008–2014. He has accumulated more than 36 years of R&D experience in different aspects of research, design and development related to Defence Electronics and Optronics equipment. His areas of expertise include optoelectronic simulator and sensor systems, laser systems, electro-optic countermeasures, high power lasers, power electronics, digital electronics and embedded systems. He is a Life Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) and a senior life member of the Indian Laser Association (ILA). He has authored and co-authored thirteen other books and approximately 150 technical articles and papers in national and international journals, magazines, and conferences. He is inventor/co-inventor in nine patents.