Overview
With increasing complexity in electronic battlefield
management, it's necessary for specialists in Electronic Warfare to have solid backgrounds
in a variety of battlefield signal types. A conceptual grasp of many topics is vital to
the EW specialist's success.
Radar systems have been an important facet of battlefield information
gathering since before World War II. Newer military radar applications include missile
guidance and ground target movement indication. They also have many domestic applications,
from traffic speed monitoring to airport traffic control. Radar jammers have been around
almost as long as radar systems, trying to foil hostile detection and location efforts.
Course Benefits
This course provides an in-depth, conceptual examination
of radar systems and how they apply in the EWIRDB.
Knowledge of radar systems is especially important for EW specialists tasked with
identifying radar systems as friendly or unfriendly. Misidentification can lead
to a foe going unidentified, or worse, accidental death on the battlefield. Knowledge of
radar terms is necessary for specialists to effectively communicate when
providing recognition systems for field equipment.
Not only are radar systems an important part of any battlefield equipment
set, but they'll be around for many years, and an indepth knowledge of these systems will
serve the EW specialist well.
Course Outline
Day 1 - Morning Session
- Introduction and History of Radar Systems
- Propagation and Reflection of Electromagnetic Signals
- Monostatic, Bistatic, SAR, ISAR, and MTI Radars
- Radar Antennas
Day 1 - Afternoon Session
- Transmitter Power
- Single Radar Pulses
- Groups of Radar Pulses
Day 2 - Morning Session
- Radar Display Types
- Radar Receivers
- Time-Energy Management
Day 2 - Afternoon Session
- Parameter Assessment
- Introduction to the EWIRDB tree EWIRDB Parameters
Course Content
In this course, we'll teach you the basics of radar and
jammer systems design and performance. Not only will you be able to “do the
math” on radar systems, you'll have a clear understanding of what the
math is doing. And you'll be able to talk with other radar specialists
using industry terminology.
- Radar operations basics and descriptions of modern
waveforms
- Radar transmitters, receivers, displays, and antennas
- Electromagnetic energy of a radar: radiation,
impingement, return, and processing
- A myriad of basic radar operational concepts
- The constant duel between radar systems and jammer
systems
- EWIRDB Parameters to aid in understanding the EWIRDB
tree
- Methods of assessing radar parameters from other
information
Who should come?
From military personnel transferring to a new assignment
requiring a broad knowledge of radars and jammers, to the new engineering graduate who
will be designing these systems, to the Information Warfare specialists seeking to broaden
their knowledge.
Instructor
Bob Sherwin.
Prerequisites
No EW experience or degree in engineering, mathematics, or
physics is required. The prerequisite: an understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum
and basic algebra. This course is taught at the unclassified level. |
