EW Counter Response
Abstract
This project develops upgrades to combat the increasingly complex and dense Electronic Warfare (EW) threat environment. The required improvements in Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) will be achieved by applying state-of-the-art signal exploitation, processing, display techniques, improved tactics, and jamming capabilities. These efforts include the continued development of Force Protection/Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) (classified discussion available upon request) Navigation (NAV) and Information Operations (I/O) applications and enhanced communications jamming. The efforts under this project provide for electronic countermeasure responses to advanced threat weapon systems and C3 networks that are expanding in density and technical complexity. This project funds the continuing development and integration of all EW and Electronic Attack systems for the US Navy electronic attack aircraft including improvements within precision Direction of Arrival (DOA), geo-location, Specific Emitter Identification (SEI), auto-Electronic Support Measures (ESM), and selective reactive jamming. The Improved Capability (ICAP) III test articles begun in FY 1999 were two EA-6B aircraft modified to support the ICAP III program and Low Band Transmitter (LBT) Engineering Development Models (EDMs). An EA-6B ICAP III aircraft will continue to be used as a test article during government test and evaluation of Multi Functional Information Distribution Systems/Link-16, LBT and other EW improvements. A requirement exists to allow the EA-6B to participate in various coordinated targeting scenarios such as Network Centric Warfare, Force Net, Improved Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses/Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses, and other strategic-and theatre-based DOD networks and strategies. Likewise, the ICAP III system shall be matured to enable the fusion and correlation of both organic and non-organic threat information to improve present sensor and targeting information to the theatre commander via coordinated efforts between other airborne, ground and ship-based operations. A method of implementing this requirement is to include the EA-6B on the Link-16 EW Network. Incorporation of the full EW Link-16 message set into the EA-6B and participation of the ICAP III within the Network Centric Warfare arena improves the Strike Group Commander's situational awareness. All efforts and system upgrades include the conversion of and transition from the Tactical EA-6B Mission Planning System (TEAMS) to the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS), including development of EA-6B Unique Planning Modules. The ALQ-99 LBT system provides an expanded war fighting capability against the early warning/acquisition radars and communication links of modern integrated air defense systems. The LBT entered Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) in FY 1996, followed by Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) in FY 2005, and achieved Full Rate Production (FRP) Milestone III approval in FY 2008. Electronic Attack Jammer Techniques Optimization (JATO) and test support is required to address and counter new and evolving radar and communications threats in support of existing and emerging systems such as the EA-6B and EA-18G. JATO will continue to generate techniques, tactics, and procedures that will help to optimize the capabilities of existing weapon systems, and to assist in requirements definitions of emerging AEA systems. The Airborne Electronic Attack Expendable (AEAE) provides an expanded war fighting capability, on an expendable host platform against EW threats including; Integrated Air Defenses, Command and Control Communications, and Datalinks through an open Electronic Attack Subsystem (EAS) interface specification . This flexible system allows rapid technology insertion and threat set adaptability that will address AEA capability and sufficiency gaps.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 0556_0604270N_5_1319_PB_2012
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