ECM Effectiveness Evaluation and EW Operational Support (5 days)

Electronic warfare countermeasures effectiveness analysis through simulation to drive countermeasure tactics development for electronic warfare operational support.

Course Overview

This 5 day course is presented jointly by staff from Mass Consultants Ltd (MASS) of St. Neots and Lincoln, UK, and Tactical Technologies Inc (TTI) of Ottawa, Canada. MASS is the UK's leading independent provider of Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) products and services. Its areas of strength include EW data management, countermeasure development, advanced training and EW system testing. MASS has supported the UK Defence EW Centre (DEWC) and its Defence EW Database (DEWDB) for many years with specialist expertise in countermeasure development. TTI is an international leader in the provision of physics-based high-fidelity simulation products whose applications include the evaluation of the effectiveness of countermeasures in closed-loop threat weapon versus target platform engagements.

The course is centered on the extensive use of closed-loop engagement simulations. It describes the physics of interactions between several classes of RF and IR weapon systems and countermeasures and it describes a structured analysis methodology for identifying robust countermeasures against various classes of threat weapon systems that is applicable to National EWOS centre use.

In the Radio Frequency (RF) domain, the threat weapon system classes addressed include command-guided, semi-active and fully active missile systems as well as radar-guided anti-aircraft artillery (AAA). In the IR domain, the focus is on passive-homing IR missile systems. The countermeasures addressed include multi-mode jammers, towed decoys and expendable countermeasures (on-board ECM, towed decoys and expendables combined with platform manoeuvre).

Instruction will be at the unclassified level.

Instructors

Dr. Trevor Tucker and Mr. Scott Whitmore of TTI and Mr. David Tuffnell and Mr Piers Walker of MASS.

Who Should Attend

The course is tailored to the needs of military and civilian personnel who are involved in analysing electronic combat capability and developing countermeasures and countermeasure tactics in an EWOS environment.

Prerequisites

Some knowledge and understanding of IR and RF tracking and countermeasure techniques are recommended.

Course Materials

All course notes supplied and certificate issued.

Course Content

Day 1 Morning

Introduction to EWOS

Observations and Explanations

Day 1 Afternoon

Missile Closed Loop Flyout

Control Theory and Guidance

Target Tracking Techniques

Day 2 Morning

Physics of Countermeasure/Tracker Interactions

Impact of Non-Linearities

Integrated Engagement Simulation Structure

Day 2 Afternoon

EWOS Infrastructure

Countermeasure Development

Day 3 Morning

Deriving Threat Weapon System Parameters

Execution of Single Simulation Runs

Day 3 Afternoon

Batch Runs to Derive Lethal Areas

Design Of Tactics

Optimization of Countermeasures and Tactics

Day 4 Morning

Case Study - IR Missile Systems

Day 4 Afternoon

Case Study Command Guided Missile Systems and Radar Controlled Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Day 5 Morning

Case Study - Semi-Active Homing Missile Systems

Day 5 Afternoon

Case Study - Fully Active Homing Missile Systems