Radar Cross Section for a Ship with Masts in the High-Frequency Band

In this paper we examine how the presence and the position of a ship’s mast influence its radar cross section in the high frequency (HF) band, continuing the research from [1]. It is shown that the existence, height, and position of masts could influence a ship’s radar cross section considerably, influencing a ship’s observability by the HF radar, and that these effects must be taken into consideration by rigorous numerical electromagnetic simulations.