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VIRAF

Product catalog summary

Introduction
VIRAF, or Virtual Aircraft Framework, is a comprehensive system designed to enhance the stealth capabilities of military aircraft by managing radar (RCS) and infrared (IR) signatures. This framework is crucial for modern military operations where remaining undetected is vital for mission success.

Stealth Design Considerations
The primary goal in stealth aircraft design is to minimize detection by reducing RCS and IR signatures. This involves optimizing the aircraft's geometry and using specialized materials during the design process.

VIRAF Framework Overview
VIRAF provides an integrated environment for signature management at both component and system levels. It is modular, offering tools for RCS and IR signature prediction and management, allowing for early-stage design optimization.

Features and Capabilities

VIRAF-RCS: Analyzes RCS of various platforms, including aircraft and drones, and supports antenna analysis, FSS design, and operational performance simulations.
VIRAF-IR: Focuses on IR analysis, including engine exhaust effects and environmental impacts, with capabilities for thermal solution analysis and IR imaging.

Technical Specifications

Client-server architecture for flexible configurations.
Advanced modeling tools validated by 25 years of IDS experience.
Interfaces with common CAD software and includes advanced meshing tools.

Operational Performance
VIRAF supports detailed operational performance analysis, including detection probability and range simulations, enhancing the aircraft's stealth capabilities.

Conclusion
VIRAF is a robust framework that supports the design and optimization of stealth aircraft, ensuring they remain undetected and effective in modern military operations.

Catalog excerpts

AERONAUTICAL DIVISION Virtual Aircraft Framework Stealth aircraft design and the quest for invisibility

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VIRAF Radar and Infrared Signatures To successfully complete their missions, modern military aircraft increasingly rely on staying undetected for as long as possible and to detect their targets before they themselves are detected. When detected, it is important that an aircraft presents as small a target as possible to make target identification harder and to increase the effectiveness of countermeasures. VIRAF is specifically designed to provide an integrated environment for signature management of aeronautical platforms, both at the component and system levels. It is a modular framework which...

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AERONAUTICAL DIVISION Capabilities RCS analysis of complex platforms, including aircraft, helicopter, missile, UCAV, UAV, drone Antenna and array RCS analysis Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) design and analysis Operational performance (detection range, detection probability, range advance factor, self-screening range) and scenario simulation Jet Engine Modulation (JEM) analysis Diagnostics capability, by means of radar imaging, hot spot calculation, 2D fast loop analyses IR analysis of complex platforms, including aircraft, helicopter, missile, UCAV, UAV, drone Engine exhaust plume effect Interface...

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IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi (UK) Ltd. 3 Gloster Court, Whittle Avenue, Segensworth West, Fareham, Hampshire P015 5SH, UK Tel. +44 (0) 1489 885807 Fax +44 (0) 1489 584457 [email protected] IDS Brasil Engenharia de Sistemas Ltda. Av. Paulista, 2421 - 11° andar, São Paulo CEP 01311-300 SP, Brazil Tel. +55 11 3060 9364 Fax +55 11 3060 9364 [email protected] IDS North America Ltd. 65 Denzil Doyle Court, Unit 215 - K2M 2G8 Ottawa, Ontario Tel. +1 613 591-0500 Fax +1 613 591-0981 [email protected] IDS Australasia Pty Ltd. Unit 5, 3-5 Hinkler Court, Brendale, Queensland,...

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Catalog excerpts

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