Bridging Commercial and Defense Technology to Maintain EW Innovation

摘要

From an electronic warfare (EW) perspective, offensive or defensive, in most engagements we do not control the pace or band of the electromagnetic spectrum operations. Rather, our systems react to the emitters or target systems' capabilities, operations and locations. We must address as many of the emitters as possible to maximize the benefit to the warfighter, both effectiveness and lifecycle cost. Emitters of interest for our EW systems span communications, radars and unintended radiation sources; a subset are passive sensors, with no intended radiation at all. In many cases, radar and communications systems have moved higher in frequency over the decades, while legacy systems maintain persistence in the lower frequency bands. Our EW systems must detect, identify, locate, intercept, report and sometimes engage these sources of intended and unintended emissions, regardless of frequency.