Advanced Electronic Warfare*

Abstract

*Formerly Precision Electronic Warfare (PreEW) The Advanced Electronic Warfare program will develop a system that enables highly precise communications jamming. This program will develop and demonstrate robust, low cost, small size, weight, and power (SWAP) distributed electronic warfare (EW) platforms to allow the warfighter to disrupt and impede an adversary's communication network. The program uses an array of nodes that have synchronized clocks to enable the signal from each node to be aligned so that the carrier and phase are focused on the desired location. The effect will be to place the desired energy on the specific target area while not affecting the non-target area. The node is planned to contain localization, network, synchronization, and jamming processing and communication in a low-cost, easily deployable package. Key technology challenges include oscillator synchronization, accurate pointing, and energy focusing to impact quality of service of intended target. The program is planned for transition to the Services.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
a50b81a45fa0c8efa07d3e7df2e98887

Tags

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems

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