VHF Band Radar Cross Section of the Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship

The Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship is the newest US navy ship built after the RF stealth destroyer Zumwalt class DDG-1000, it represents a compromise between full RF stealth and practical functionality with modular adjustability for various mission. In this paper we analyze the VHF band radar cross section of the ship with a commercial finite-difference-time-domain (FDTD) code, and present its bistatic radar cross section and near field results.