Abstract With adoption of the hopped-frequency pulses as a radar waveform for imaging targets,a novel algorithm for range-Doppler imaging of rotating targets is proposed.Compared with the stepped-frequency radar Fourier transform(FT) imaging algorithm,the algorithm is characterized by large unambiguous Doppler window that eliminates Doppler confusion occasionally arising via the stepped-frequency radar FT imaging algorithm.Computer simulation results are given to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.