Abstract:

The radome must ensure the antenna and the radar work normally in serious external environment. It plays an important part in the flight of the missile. It must withstand the aero dynamical loads and meet the electric and aero dynamical requirement as well. This paper summarizes the development of the radome at home and abroad. The part problem of the radome in design and manufacture was discussed and analyzed. The design and material selection principles of the radome were introduced. The advantages and disadvantages of existion common material system are analyzed, and the research progress of the radome material system has been summarized. The present paper introduces main material systems of resin based fiber reinforced radome and high temperature ceramic radome, reviews the characteristics of different ceramic radome materials and investigates the progress. Finally, the further research directions of radome materials were prospected．

Key words: radome, dielectric property, composite material, performance evaluation