EW 102: A Second Course in Electronic Warfare

by David L. Adamy

Overview

Serving as a continuation of the bestselling book EW 101: A First Course in Electronic Warfare, this new volume is a second book based on the popular tutorials featured in the Journal of Electronic Defense. Without delving into complex mathematics, this book lets you understand important concepts central to EW, so you gain a basic working knowledge of the technologies and techniques deployed in today's EW systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580536868
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/26/2004
Series:	Artech House Radar Library
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

David L. Adamy is president of Adamy Engineering and previously worked as a systems engineer and program manager on EW and reconnaissance programs delivering systems from "DC to light" on platforms from submarines to space. He has been involved in electronic warfare and related fields as an engineer and a manager for more than 40 years. He is also the author of Introduction to Electronic Warfare Modeling and Simulation, EW 101: A First Course in Electronic Warfare and Preparing and Delivering Effective Technical Presentations, Second Edition (Artech House 2003, 2001, 2000), as well as several other books. Mr. Adamy received his M.S.EE. in communication theory from the University of Santa Clara, and his B.S.EE. from Arizona State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Threats—Functional. Signal. Radar Characteristics. Infrared and Electro-Optics—Heat Seeking Missiles. IR Imagery Systems. Night Vision Devices. Laser designators. Countermeasures. EW against Communication Signals-Radio Propagation. Digital Communication. Jamming. Emitter Location. Spectrum Spreading. Communication Satellite Links—Performance Prediction. Jamming. Accuracy of Emitter Locations-Emitter Location Techniques. Error Statistics. Circular Error Probability. Appendices—Problems and Solutions. Cross Index for EW 101 and EW 102. References.