Radar Electronic Warfare

Course structure

What you will learn

You will be taught the concepts of sensitivity, resolution, and discrimination to establish the capabilities and applications of radar-signal intercept, and how to minimize the risk of intercept using low probability of intercept waveforms.

The course will also outline the various electronic attack and associated defence measures applicable to modern radar systems. By the end of the course the student will be able to identify the role and quantify the performance of a modern radar system, and select and assess appropriate electronic defence measures against specified threats for a given operational specification.

On successful completion of the course you will be able to:

• Use concepts of sensitivity, resolution and discrimination to establish the capabilities and applications of receivers used in electronic surveillance (ES),
• Outline the various electronic attack and associated defence measures applicable to modern radar systems,
• Identify the role and quantify the performance of a modern radar system, given suitable data regarding its transmissions,
• Select and assess appropriate electronic defence measures against specified threats, given an operational specification.

Core content

• Radar ES: Operational use; Calculation of ES sensitivity; The radar/ES detection battle; The requirements for a quiet radar; The electronic Surveillance (ES) process; Observable parameters; Antenna configurations for AOA measurement; Probability of intercept; Intercept analysis; Signal Sorting.
• Radar electronic attach (EA): Jamming techniques and strategies; SJNR calculations; range-gate and velocity-gate pull-off; angle deception against monopulse trackers; deception and decoy techniques; DRFM.
• Radar electronic protection (EP): Frequency and PRF agility; polarisation diversity; power management; sidelobe suppression; dual-band technique.
• Low probability of intercept radar waveforms: Power management, wideband FM, PSK: pseudo-random phase coding (maximal length sequences), poly-phase. Coding (Frank, P1, 2, 3, 4 codes), FSK: frequency hopping (Costas sequences), hybrid approaches.
• Jamming of SAR systems: Principles of SAR Jamming.
• Anti-Radiation Missile Seekers: ARM operational modes and impact on seeker, monopulse seeker design, detection ranges, example designs.

Upgrade to a professional qualification

When taken as a Short Course for Credit, 10 credit points can be put towards either the Sensors Electronic Warfare PgCert, Guided Weapon Systems MSc or Military Electronic Systems Engineering MSc.

Find out more about short course credit points.

Who should attend

Students must have completed both Electromagnetic Propagation and Devices, Radar Principles and Signal Processing, Statistics and Analysis in order to take this as a Short Course for Credit. There are no prerequisites if taken as a Standalone Short Course.

Speakers

Ioannis Vagias

Concessions

A limited number of MOD sponsored places are available.

Location and travel

Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS) is a Cranfield School based at the Ministry of Defence establishment on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire borders.

Shrivenham itself lies in the picturesque Vale of the White Horse, close to the M4 motorway which links London and South Wales. It is 7 miles from Swindon, the nearest town, which lies off the M4 at the hub of Britain’s motorway network.

Bath, Cheltenham, Bristol and Oxford are all within an hour’s drive and London less than two hours away by car.

All visitors must be pre-booked in at reception by the person they are visiting on the campus.

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