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Editors
Editor-in-Chief-Peter Willett
Associate Editor-in-Chief-Daniel
O'Hagan
VP Publications-Maria Sabrina Greco
AESS President- Walt Downing
Executive Assistant,
AESS-Judy Scharmann

Contributing Editors
Awards-Fulvio Gini
Book Reviews Editor-Samuel Shapero
Conferences-Michael Braasch
Distinguished Lecturers &
Tutorials-Lorenzo Lo Monte
Education-Lorenzo Lo Monte
History-Hugh Griffiths
Student Research-Federico Lombardi
Technical Panels-George Schmidt
Tutorials-W. Dale Blair
Website Updates-Judy Scharmann

Associate Editors and Areas of
Specialty
Scott Bawden-Energy Conversion
Systems
Erik Blasch, Roberto Sabatini-
Avionics Systems
Dietrich Fraenken-Fusion and
Signal Processing
Lyudmila Mihaylova-Target Tracking
Mauro De Sanctis-Signal Processing
and Communications
Jason Gross-Navigation, Positioning
Giancarmine Fasano-Unmanned
Aircraft Systems
Daniel O'Hagan-Radar Systems
Richard Linares-Space Systems
Haiying Liu-Control and Robotic
Systems
Michael Cardinale-Electro-Optic and
Infrared Systems, Image Processing
Ruhai Wang-Systems Engineering

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June 2020

ISSN 0885-8985

Volume 35 Number 6

COLUMN
In This Issue - Technically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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EDITORIAL
Cognitive Radar Special Issue-Part 2
S. Br€
uggenwirth, A. Huizing, A. Charlish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Letter to the Editor
F. Daum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Response to the Letter by Frank Daum
A. Huizing, A. Charlish, S. Bru¨ggenwirth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FEATURE ARTICLES
The Development From Adaptive to Cognitive Radar Resource Management
A. Charlish, F. Hoffmann, C. Degen, I. Schlangen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Assessing Agile Spectrum Management for Cognitive Radar on Measured
Data
V. Carotenuto, A. Aubry, A. De Maio, N. Pasquino, A. Farina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A Rule-Based Cognitive Radar Design for Target Detection and Imaging
E. Giusti, A.L. Saverino, M. Martorella, F. Berizzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fast Fully Adaptive Signalling for Target Matching
C. P. Horne, A. M. Jones, G. E. Smith, H. D. Griffiths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Cognitive Radar Target Detection and Tracking With Multifunctional
Reconfigurable Antennas
A. C. Gurbuz, R. Mdrafi, B. A. Cetiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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NEWS AND INFORMATION
AESS Senior Members Elevated in 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society Organization 2020 . . . . . . . .

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2020 Aerospace & Electronics Systems Society Distinguished Lecturers .

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AESS Meetings & Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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