Counter-UAS Electronic Warfare Training by Tonex
Counter-UAS Electronic Warfare Training by Tonex provides a focused two-day program on identifying, analyzing, and disrupting unmanned aircraft system threats through electronic warfare methods. The course covers drone communication links, GNSS dependence, command and control behavior, RF sensing, drone detection, GNSS jamming, protocol disruption, and Counter-UAS EW system integration.
Participants gain practical understanding of how hostile or unauthorized drones rely on RF, navigation, and control pathways that can be monitored, denied, or disrupted. Electronic warfare has direct cybersecurity relevance because many UAS platforms depend on digital protocols, wireless control channels, and data links. Cybersecurity professionals must understand how drone networks can expose organizations to surveillance, spoofing, data leakage, and coordinated physical-cyber threats.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the structure and behavior of common drone communication links.
- Explain how GNSS dependence creates operational vulnerabilities in UAS activity.
- Analyze command and control links used for drone operation and coordination.
- Identify RF sensing methods used for drone detection and classification.
- Describe GNSS jamming and protocol disruption concepts in Counter-UAS EW.
- Understand cybersecurity risks created by drone data links, RF exposure, spoofing, and unauthorized aerial access.
- Evaluate how Counter-UAS EW systems integrate sensors, disruption tools, and operational workflows.
Audience
- Electronic warfare professionals
- Defense and security personnel
- RF engineers and spectrum analysts
- UAS and Counter-UAS specialists
- Cybersecurity Professionals
- Critical infrastructure security teams
- Public safety and emergency response planners
- Military, aerospace, and government technical staff
- Risk managers supporting physical-cyber protection programs
Course Modules
Module 1: Drone Link Fundamentals
- Drone RF communication architecture
- Uplink and downlink behavior
- Telemetry channel functions
- Video transmission pathways
- Link reliability considerations
- RF exposure indicators
Module 2: GNSS Dependence Risks
- GNSS navigation reliance
- Positioning signal vulnerabilities
- Spoofing exposure concepts
- Navigation denial effects
- Autonomous route behavior
- Timing dependency issues
Module 3: Command Control Links
- C2 link structures
- Controller-to-drone signaling
- Frequency band usage
- Link authentication concerns
- Loss-of-link responses
- Operator behavior indicators
Module 4: Drone Detection Methods
- RF-based detection concepts
- Signal signature recognition
- Direction finding basics
- Passive sensing approaches
- Detection confidence factors
- False positive reduction
Module 5: EW Disruption Techniques
- GNSS jamming principles
- C2 disruption methods
- Protocol interference concepts
- Link denial planning
- Spectrum control concerns
- Legal boundary awareness
Module 6: System Integration Concepts
- Sensor integration planning
- EW workflow alignment
- Detection-to-response process
- Multi-layer defense design
- Operational coordination needs
- Cyber-physical risk management
Strengthen your defense readiness with Counter-UAS Electronic Warfare Training by Tonex and build the knowledge needed to understand, detect, and respond to drone threats in complex RF and cybersecurity environments.