From Prowlers to UAVs: A Bridge Too Far for Airborne Electronic Warfare?

Abstract

After the Prowler (EA-6B), what is the future of airborne electric warfare? The Pentagon could stay with "business as usual", choosing an evolutionary USN/USAF airframe. A contract, this paper proposes electric warfare that consists of modest airframes carrying robust interchangeable sensors linked together and directing new munitions. This network-centric approach to EW forms the best bridge to someday transition EW to UAV.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2002
Accession Number
ADA406516

Entities

People

  • Jonathan P. Houser

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Employment
  • Military Applications
  • Military Organizations
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics