Anti-Jam Antenna Techniques Workshop by Tonex
Modern contested RF environments demand antennas that hold link integrity when adversaries flood the spectrum. This workshop builds practical mastery of anti-jam (AJ) antenna design and operation—from requirements to deployment—so teams can sustain communications and PNT performance under pressure. You’ll learn how to place adaptive nulls, shape beams, and synthesize patterns that reject interference while preserving throughput. Cybersecurity is directly impacted because resilient RF links protect encrypted sessions and secure key exchanges riding on those links. Hardening the RF front end reduces jamming-enabled cyber intrusion opportunities and safeguards mission traffic in hostile theaters.
Learning Objectives
- Explain AJ antenna concepts, threat models, and performance metrics
- Apply beam shaping, null steering, and adaptive spatial filtering
- Translate EW threat assessments into antenna and array requirements
- Evaluate pattern synthesis tradeoffs for capacity, coverage, and resilience
- Build test plans, interpret results, and iterate designs confidently
- Strengthen end-to-end security by maintaining reliable, jam-resistant links for cybersecurity operations
Audience
- RF and antenna engineers
- Electronic warfare and spectrum operations specialists
- Systems and integration engineers
- Communications and GNSS/PNT engineers
- Defense and critical-infrastructure program managers
- Cybersecurity Professionals
Course Modules
Module 1 – AJ Fundamentals and Threats
- Jamming taxonomies and intent
- Interference-to-signal and SINR basics
- Spatial, temporal, and spectral defenses
- Antenna aperture and array essentials
- Metrics, KPIs, and AJ figures of merit
- Requirements derivation from EW intel
Module 2 – Null Placement Techniques
- Fixed versus adaptive nulls
- Constraint-based beamformers (LCMV)
- Sidelobe control and ripple limits
- Steering vector errors and robustness
- Calibration drift and compensation
- Performance verification under uncertainty
Module 3 – Beam Shaping and Control
- Mainlobe width and roll-off choices
- Tapering windows and tradeoffs
- Multi-beam strategies for coverage
- Gain, G/T, and C/N0 preservation
- Scanning loss and grating lobes
- Real-time control architectures
Module 4 – Pattern Synthesis Under Jamming
- Chebyshev, Taylor, and Dolph methods
- Convex optimization for constraints
- Sparse arrays and element weighting
- Near-field effects and platform coupling
- Mutual coupling modeling and mitigation
- Wideband synthesis and group delay
Module 5 – Adaptive Arrays and DBF
- MVDR/Capon and LMS/RLS basics
- STAP concepts for moving interferers
- Robust beamforming against model errors
- GNSS CRPA workflows and insights
- Quantization, dynamic range, and ADCs
- FPGA/DSP implementation considerations
Module 6 – Trade Studies and Validation
- EW scenario definition and priors
- Link budgets with interference terms
- Monte Carlo sensitivity exploration
- Over-the-air and conducted testing
- Compliance, spectrum etiquette, safety
- Reporting, decisions, and next steps
Ready to harden your RF edge against sophisticated jammers? Enroll your team in the Anti-Jam Antenna Techniques Workshop by Tonex to convert threat intelligence into resilient antenna designs, credible test results, and mission-ready performance.