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PART I—COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC WARFARE 1 THE DIGITIZED BATTLESPACE 1 1.1 The Operational Environment 1 1.2 Command and Control 6 1.3 Information Warfare 10 1.4 Electronic Warfare 12 1.5 Summary 17 2 TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 21 2.1 Introduction 21 2.2 Architectural Drivers 21 2.3 Current Tactical Communications Architecture 24 2.4 A Suitable Tactical Communications Architecture for Future Land Warfare 26 2.5 Combat Radio Subsystem 38 2.6 Tactical Data Distribution Subsystem 45 2.7 Tactical Airborne Subsystem 47 2.7 Potential Targets For Tactical Communications EW 51 2.8 Summary 52 3 COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC PROTECTION 55 3.1 Introduction 55 3.2 Passive Electronic Protection 56 3.3 Active Electronic Protection 59 3.4 Use of EP Techniques in Communications Systems 86 4 COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 95 4.1 Introduction 95 4.2 Search 96 4.3 Intercept (Monitoring) 108 4.4 Direction Finding 115 4.5 Analysis 133 4.6 ES Platforms 135 5 COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC ATTACK 137 5.1 Introduction 137 5.2 Jamming 138 5.3 Electronic Deception 153 5.4 Neutralisation 158 6 LAND EW COMMAND AND CONTROL 159 6.1 Introduction 159 6.2 EW Unit Organisation 160 6.3 The Tactical Planning Process 166 6.4 The EW Targeting Process 168 6.5 Collection Management 177 PART II—NON-COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC WARFARE 7 NON-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 181 7.1 Introduction 181 7.2 Threats on the Modern Battlefield 181 7.3 Typical NCEW Devices 181 7.4 Self-protection Layers 182 7.5 Platforms 184 8 RADAR OVERVIEW 187 8.1 Introduction 187 8.2 Pulsed Radar 187 8.3 Characteristics of Pulsed Radar 188 8.4 Moving Target Indication 191 8.5 Continuous Wave (CW) Radar 191 8.6 Pulse Doppler Radar 192 8.7 Contemporary Radar Features 194 8.8 Radar Resolution Cells 198 8.9 Radar Horizon 199 9 RADAR ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 201 9.1 Introduction 201 9.2 Operational Requirements and Roles 202 9.3 Non-communications Signals 204 9.4 ES System Performance Metrics 205 9.5 System Architecture 208 9.6 Antennas 209 9.7 Receivers 212 9.8 Angle of Arrival (AOA) Techniques 216 9.9 Signal Power Budgets 220 9.10 Signal Identification 222 9.11 Recording of ELINT 224 9.12 Operational Support Requirements 225 9.13 ES Against Low-Probability-Of-Intercept (LPI) Emitters 227 9.14 Specific Emitter Identification (SEI) 231 10 RADAR ELECTRONIC ATTACK 233 10.1 Electronic Attack Concepts 233 10.2 EA Methods 233 10.3 Expendables 234 10.4 Chaff 236 10.5 Chaff Dispensers 239 10.6 EA Deployment 243 10.7 EA Categories 248 10.8 Noise Jamming 248 10.9 Deceptive Jamming 250 10.10 Velocity Techniques 255 10.11 Deception Devices 258 10.12 Angle Techniques for Early Tracking Radars 260 10.13 Angle Deception Techniques for Monopulse Radar 262 10.14 EA Against SAR and ISAR 265 10.15 Anti-radar Missiles 266 10.16 Effect of Stealth on RF Electronic Attack 270 11 INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (IRCM) 273 11.1 Introduction 273 11.2 Emissivity 273 11.3 Blackbody Radiation Calculations 274 11.4 Aircraft Targets 275 11.5 Ship Targets 277 11.6 Clutter 278 11.7 Seeker Detectors 279 11.8 IR Guided Missile Operation 281 11.9 Spin-Scan Reticles (Amplitude Modulation) 282 11.10 Conical Scan Reticles (Frequency Modulation) 283 11.11 Pulse Position Modulation 286 11.12 Imaging Systems 286 11.13 Flare Characteristics 287 11.14 Operational Considerations for Flares 289 11.15 Dispensing 291 11.16 Conventional (MTV) Flares 292 11.17 Countering Conventional Flares (IR EP) 294 11.18 Non-conventional Flares 296 11.19 Active IR EA—IR Jamming 299 11.20 Other EOCM 301 12 MISSILE AND LASER WARNING SYSTEMS 303 12.1 Introduction 303 12.2 MWS Key Performance Metrics 303 12.3 Missile Attributes and Detection Methods 304 12.4 MWS Types 305 12.5 MWS Installation 306 12.6 Laser Warning Systems 307 12.7 Laser Attributes in the Real World 308 12.8 Laser Warning System Requirements 309 12.9 LWS Operation and Construction 309 12.10 LWS Performance and Sensitivity 310 12.11 LWS Installation and Support Issues 310 12.12 Typical Countermeasures to Laser Weapons 311
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