Electronic Warfare Short Course | EW Short Course

Electronic Warfare Short Course, EW Short Course

Electronic Warfare Short Course, EW Short Course covers the fundamentals of Electronic Warfare (EW) designed for analysts, engineers, project managers, and electronic warfare professionals who build, manage and operate electronic warfare systems.

Learning Objectives 

Upon completion of Electronic Warfare Short Course, the attendees are able to:

• List basis of Electronic Warfare  (EW) concepts, architecture and techniques
• Explore the application of electronic warfare concepts to ground, airborne and naval surface warfare
• Describe the key concepts of electromagnetic field theory
• Describe prorogation models, communication intercept and jamming performance prediction
• Understand the basics of radars and radar cross section
• Describe EW and reconnaissance receiver system design trade-off
• Give examples of Directed energy weapons and stealth
• Describe how search and tracking radars function

Who Should Attend

• Electrical engineers
• Software engineers
• System engineers
• System analysts
• Project Managers
• Program managers

Course Agenda 

Basics of Electronic Warfare (EW)

• Electronic Warfare principles
• Overview of signals such as radio, infrared or radar
• Electronic Warfare architecture
• RF Electronic Warfare
• Infrared Countermeasures

Electronic Warfare (EW) Key Concepts

• Electromagnetic Environment (EME)
• Electronic Order of Battle (EOB)
• EW subdivisions:
• Electronic Attack (EA)
• Electronic Protection (EP)
• Electronic Warfare Support (ES)
• EM energy or anti-radiation weapons
• Electronic Counter Measures (ECM)
• Jamming and chaff
• Defensive ECM (DECM)
• Electronic counter-counter measures (ECCM)
• Electronic Warfare Support Measures (ESM)

Principles of Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Applied in EW

• Electronic Warfare ISR Processes
• Overview of  Intelligence, Surveillance , and Reconnaissance
• Threat simulation
• Measurement and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT)
• Electronic Intelligence (ELINT)
• Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
• Imagery Intelligence (IMINT)
• Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)

Electronic Warfare Functions

• Ability to use the electromagnetic spectrum
• Key concepts to sense, protect, and communicate
• Overview of Electronic Warfare major areas and function
• Electronic Attack
• Disrupting  signals
• Electronic Protection
• Preventing a receiver from being jammed
• Electronic Support
• Producing the data necessary to disrupt the electromagnetic spectrum Listening

Electronic Warfare Capabilities

• Enemy air defense systems
• Suppressing threats in the air
• High energy lasers
• Electronic attack
• Electronic protection
• Countermeasures
• Electronic support
• Mission support
• Threat analysis and response
• Multispectral, RF/threat management systems
• Off-board and on-board self-protection systems
• Operational analysis
• Mission planning tools and data file generators
• Mission and battle management
• Avionics test systems and maintenance aids

Electronic Warfare Technology

• Electronic warfare missions
• Capabilities to counter current and emerging threats
• Electronic Attack (EA)
• Electronic Protection (EP)
• Electronic Support (ES)
• Mission effectiveness and warfighter survivability
• Integrated electronic warfare
• Digital Electronic Warfare System

Key Technology Enablers of Modern and Emerging RADAR Systems

• Radar, EW and ELINT signal simulation Radar
• Threat Simulation
• Target Applications
• Radar systems
• EW systems
• IED defeat systems
• Pulse Timing Pattern Parameters Pulse Repetition Interval Patterns

Electronic Warfare Systems Engineering and Modeling

• Using DoDAF to model Electronic Warfare
• System concept development
• Modeling and simulation
• System design
• Implementation and Manufacturing
• Test and field support
• EW threat and systems data analysis
• Performance and reliability