The Atmosphere's Electric!

摘要

Airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) encompasses several different tasks: It includes the tactical detection of Radio Frequency (RF) energy emitted by ground-based, aircraft-mounted and weapons-guidance radars, and the activation of active and passive counter-measures to neutralise such threats. Beyond its tactical use, EW includes the collection of information regarding the enemy's electronic order or battle vis-a-vis the planning and execution of an air campaign at the strategic level. This article surveys some of the recent occurrences in the world of Airborne EW, examining the products of some of the leading companies in this domain.