Spectrum Monitoring in Electronic Warfare (EW) & Cyber Operations Training by Tonex
Duration: 3 Days (Advanced Level)
This advanced training course is designed to provide military personnel, cybersecurity specialists, SIGINT analysts, and EW professionals with the skills to monitor, analyze, and exploit the electromagnetic spectrum in contested environments.
Participants will learn how to detect, identify, and counter RF threats using software-defined radio (SDR), AI-driven spectrum monitoring, and real-time signal analysis techniques. The course covers Electronic Warfare (EW), cyber-electromagnetic operations, adversarial RF exploitation, and cyber-enabled RF threat detection.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of spectrum monitoring in Electronic Warfare (EW), Cyber Operations, and SIGINT.
- Utilize SDR (Software-Defined Radio) and AI-based spectrum analysis tools for real-time RF signal identification and monitoring.
- Detect, classify, and analyze RF signals used in adversarial electronic attacks, jamming, spoofing, and deception operations.
- Apply AI and machine learning techniques to automate spectrum monitoring and identify unknown signals in contested environments.
- Conduct cyber-electromagnetic red teaming to exploit and defend against spectrum-based cyber threats.
- Perform signal geolocation and direction finding (DF) techniques to track adversarial EW operations and covert RF communications.
- Develop countermeasures against RF jamming, spoofing, and adversarial AI-based electronic attacks.
Target Audience:
This course is designed for professionals in defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, and electronic warfare domains, including:
- Electronic Warfare (EW) Specialists – Military and defense personnel responsible for electronic attack (EA) and electronic support (ES) operations.
- SIGINT & ISR Analysts – Intelligence professionals tasked with intercepting and analyzing adversarial RF signals.
- Cybersecurity & Cyber-EW Operators – Cyber defense teams needing expertise in RF-enabled cyber operations and threat analysis.
- Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) & Communications Intelligence (COMINT) Personnel – Analysts working in radio frequency (RF) intelligence collection and spectrum surveillance.
- Red Team & Threat Intelligence Analysts – Professionals conducting adversarial testing of RF vulnerabilities in military, government, and commercial systems.
- Defense Contractors & Industry Professionals – Engineers and researchers involved in developing and testing EW and RF spectrum monitoring technologies.
Course Outlines:
Day 1: Introduction to Spectrum Monitoring in EW & Cyber Warfare
Session 1: Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Spectrum in Modern Warfare
- Importance of spectrum dominance in military operations
- RF spectrum use in communications, radar, and EW
- Overview of SIGINT, ELINT, and COMINT
Session 2: Threats in the RF Spectrum
- Jamming and electronic attack (EA) techniques
- Covert communication detection
- Adversarial use of SDRs and low-cost RF hacking tools
Session 3: Spectrum Situational Awareness (SSA)
- RF spectrum monitoring tools and technologies
- Real-time signal detection and classification
- Mobile vs. fixed spectrum monitoring platforms
Hands-on Exercise 1:
- Setting up a Software-Defined Radio (SDR) system for RF spectrum scanning
- Signal identification in a live RF environment
Day 2: Advanced Spectrum Monitoring & Signal Analysis
Session 4: RF Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) & Direction Finding
- RF fingerprinting of known and unknown signals
- Direction Finding (DF) and geolocation techniques
- TDOA (Time Difference of Arrival) and FDOA (Frequency Difference of Arrival) methods
Session 5: AI and Machine Learning for Signal Classification
- Using AI/ML for RF pattern recognition
- Automated anomaly detection in complex RF environments
- Deep learning techniques for unknown signal identification
Session 6: Adversarial EW Tactics & Spectrum Denial Operations
- Identification of enemy jammers and spoofers
- Detecting RF deception techniques
- Counter-jamming and anti-spoofing techniques
Hands-on Exercise 2:
- RF Threat Detection Drill – Simulated RF jamming and countermeasure deployment
- Identifying and classifying hostile signals using Python & GNU Radio
Day 3: Offensive & Defensive Spectrum Operations
Session 7: RF Cyber Operations & Vulnerability Exploitation
- RF hacking methods targeting wireless protocols
- SDR-based attacks on military and civilian networks
- Case studies: Cyber-RF hybrid attacks in modern conflicts
Session 8: Real-Time RF Incident Response & Cybersecurity
- Hardening RF systems against electronic attacks
- RF intrusion detection & forensics
- Network-enabled spectrum monitoring for centralized threat response
Session 9: Deploying Tactical & Mobile Spectrum Monitoring
- UAVs & drones for spectrum monitoring
- Field-deployable RF sensing nodes
- Military-grade spectrum monitoring equipment
Final Hands-on Exercise:
- Simulated Battlefield Spectrum Operations – Participants analyze real-time RF data to detect and neutralize hostile signals in a simulated contested spectrum environment.