Preliminary Report on the Feasibility of High Power Electronic Warfare (EW) Using Explosive Energy Sources

Abstract

Electronic warfare (EW) is an extremely important element in modern military conflicts. One form of EW involves jamming, where in general the effectiveness increases with the power level that can be employed. Within the constraints of the upper power limit it would seem to be possible to raise power levels to the point where components are damaged. The required high powers for such EW functions can be produced by compact magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power sources using fuels such as explosives are propellants. Some indicative applications are discussed and areas for research are identified. Australia. (rrh)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA215037

Entities

People

  • D. R. Sadedin
  • Gregory A. Clark

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combustion
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electric Power
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy Transfer
  • Explosives
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Power Levels
  • Propellants
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Generators
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics