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News Departments
The Monitor 15 6 The View From Here
US Navy Moves Ahead on High-Power Laser 8 Conferences Calendar
Demonstrator. 10 Courses Calendar
World Report 24 12 From the President
Selex ES to Study Enhanced Active Decoy for 42 EW 101
Ship Defense. 47 AOC News
49 Index of Advertisers
Features 50 JED Quick Look
Maritime SIGINT: Shipborne Ears for
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor: John Knowles
ON EW
Managing Editor: Elaine Richardson
Senior Editor: John Haystead
Technical Editor: Ollie Holt
Contributing Writers: Dave Adamy,
Barry Manz, Richard Scott
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t’s February, and that means the Pentagon leadership will begin its
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
annual pilgrimage across the Potomac to provide testimony in front of
Mr. Micael Johansson
Congressional defense committees. This is usually a fairly straightforward Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area,
process, as Service secretaries, generals and admirals spell out their needs Electronic Defence Systems, Saab
and plans for the next fiscal year. It is timed to coincide with the DOD’s Mr. Edgar Maimon
General Manager, Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT – Elisra
release of its annual budget request.
Mr. Jeffrey Palombo
There is new leadership on the House Armed Services Committee in the form Senior VP and GM, Land and Self-Protection Systems Division,
of Rep. Mac Thornberry, and Sen. John McCain has taken the reins of the Senate Electronic Systems, Northrop Grumman Corp.
Armed Services Committee. And, as happened in FY2013, the DOD is expected to Mr. Steve Roberts
Vice President, Strategy, Selex Galileo
request far more funding than the Congressional budget caps allow. The last time
Mr. Travis Slocumb
this occurred, it created significant uncertainty in the defense industry, because VP, Electronic Warfare Systems, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
6 big cuts were potentially hanging over many major programs, Electronic Warfare Mr. Rich Sorelle
(EW) programs included. President, Electronic Systems Division, Exelis
Gp Capt P.J. Wallace
Politics aside, it is worth noting how much attention EW programs have re-
Assistant Head Targeting, Military Strategic Effects, UK MOD

ceived in recent testimony compared with the past. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Dr. Richard Wittstruck
EW was rarely mentioned, either as part of prepared testimony from Service lead- Acting Deputy Program Executive Officer, PEO Intelligence, Electronic
ers or in questions posed by Congressional committee members. Today, it’s a dif- Warfare and Sensors, USA
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PRESIDENT
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AT-LARGE DIRECTORS
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oncede the theory and you will have no trouble in practice,” said Craig Harm
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Winston Churchill. The operational driving metric for any air platform Amanda Kammier
is flying hour costs. The flying hour cost of a B-2 is more than $100K+ Mark Schallheim
Muddy Watters
per hour; an F-35 is between $40K and 50K per hour; an F-16 is $25K per Paul Westcott
hour, whereas an MQ-1 is $4K per hour. A friend of mine came up with the comparative APPOINTED DIRECTORS
term: pound hour per kilodollar. By that, he meant how much does it cost to put a Robert Elder
Anthony Lisuzzo
sized payload, measured in pounds, over a threat area for a specified amount of time.
Another way of saying this is cost per flying hour. It is clear after extensive analysis REGIONAL DIRECTORS
(and after debunking the arguments of self-appointed critics) that unmanned aerial Southern: Lisa Fruge-Cirilli
Central: Joe Koesters
vehicles (UAVs) are cheaper to operate. Northeastern: Nino Amoroso
12 In a world where persistence is considered an asymmetric advantage, being able to Mountain-Western: Sam Roberts
Mid-Atlantic: Douglas Lamb
hover over a potential threat area is vital. I was often criticized for supporting UAVs Pacific: Joe Hulsey
because they did not have digital curiosity. Yes, I would respond, but they also do not International I: Robert Andrews
International II: Jeff Walsh

suffer from digital fatigue. It is natural then to realize the progression of integrat- IO: Al Bynum
ing UAVs with different payloads (i.e., sensors, communication packages, Hellfires),
and this interest would eventually migrate to EW/IO/Cyber and other EMS payloads. AOC STAFF
For example, the Pandora EW jamming pod is a multifunction wideband solution that Mike Dolim
Executive Director
provides electronic attack, support and protect capabilities to ground forces. Another dolim@crows.org
example is the NERO pod (Networked Electronic Warfare Remotely Operated), which Shelley Frost
Director, Logistics
also verified that this EW payload could operate at full power without adverse ef- frost@crows.org
fects to the other electronic systems on a UAV. Tests evaluating both pods verified
Glorianne O’Neilin
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electronic support missions.
One of the key findings of the recent Defense Science Board report, “21st Cen- Brock Sheets
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and mission scenarios, and generates a cost-imposing strategy on any adversary. By
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someone in the Pentagon takes responsibility for aggressively transitioning EW/IO/
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NAVY MOVES AHEAD ON HIGH-POWER LASER DEMONSTRATOR

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has issued a Broad cycle, operability, and maintainability. The program is
Agency Announcement (BAA) for design, development and targeting a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 6 for the
demonstration of a solid-state, high-power Laser Weapon system in order to support the Navy’s potential consider-
System Demonstrator (LWSD). The overall goal of the proj- ation of a Program of Record (PoR) milestone decision. The
ect is to provide a laser weapon system capable of engag- BAA calls for “fully-integrated system-level proposals for
ing and defeating multiple threat targets with performance the LWSD,” stating that “proposals that only address par-
characteristics significantly improved over current and tial solutions or component-level technologies will not be
previous systems. considered for award.”
According to the BAA, ONR believes that substantial The LWSD will consist of a performer-supplied Tactical
improvements in laser weapon system lethality can be Laser Core Module (TLCM) that will include “at a minimum:
achieved through maturation and optimization of a variety a high power SSL subsystem; a beam director subsystem
of system characteristics, including increased Solid-State (including accommodation for Mission Specific Modules
Laser (SSL) power. “Government estimates indicate that (MSMs); a targeting and tracking subsystem; fire control
systems with laser power of 100-150 kW may be support- subsystem; and the necessary power or cooling subsystems
able using ship power and cooling.” In fact, the BAA notes to address interface or capacity issues that might be pre-
that recent advancements in the power and durability of sented by the available ship utilities.” 15
commercially available SSL technologies enabled the Navy The program is to be organized around a three-phased
to execute a quick-reaction effort and operationally field a acquisition structure, with an overall 30-month timeline
prototype SSL weapon, know as the Laser Weapon System from contract award to project completion with at-sea test-
(LaWS) onboard the USS Ponce last summer, where it has ing. Phase I will include “development and refinement of
since been undergoing testing and demonstration in the the TLCM design package and risk reduction efforts from
Persian Gulf. System Requirements Review (SRR) through Preliminary
Design Review (PDR), completing after the Critical Design
Review (CDR).” Phase II addresses system fabrication, land-
based testing and demonstrator delivery; while Phase III
covers installation and sea-based testing.
Ultimately, the LWSD will be installed aboard a Navy test
ship for at-sea testing and demonstrations. There, it will be
“operated from the ship to execute live-fire engagements
in day and night conditions under operationally derived
test scenarios consistent with ship self-defense missions,
including countering threats from adversary Fast Attack
Craft/Fast In-Shore Attack Craft (FAC/FIAC), Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles (UAV), and sensor systems used for Intelli-
gence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR).” Though the
program’s current funding and timeline only support test-
ing on the Navy’s Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) USS Paul Fos-
The LaWS is being evaluated onboard the USS Ponce in the
Persian Gulf. ter, the BAA states that design approaches should address
the possibility of subsequent installation on a DDG-51 FLT
Other potential advances in beam quality, beam direc- IIA class destroyer with minimal modifications and cost.
tor architecture, and other physical and optical aspects The solicitation number is: ONRBAA15-0005. The pri-
of the laser, beam director, and system design, are also mary point of contact is: Vanessa Seymour, (703) 696-4591,
identified as achievable, as well as improvements in duty e-mail: vanessa.seymour@navy.mil. – J. Haystead
t h e m o n i t o r | n e w s
DARPA CALLS FOR “RADIOMAP” sensor availability; detection, geoloca- to the final Phase 3 RadioMap system
PHASE 3 RESEARCH PROPOSALS tion, and efficient implementation of before operational deployment.
The Defense Advanced Research Proj- queries for real-time and historical in- The BAA states that RF Mapping per-
ects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technol- stances of signals of interest within the formance must exceed that established
ogy Office is seeking innovative research sensor field; and a capability to perform for RadioMap Phase 2 including: accu-
proposals for Phase 3 of the Advanced RF RF mapping at reduced accuracy in situ- racy of 10 dB median, 20 dB 90th per-
Mapping (RadioMap) program. RadioMap, ations where prior RF measurements of centile; latency of 1min delay for 1min
aims to provide tactical RF situational the environment are lacking, or build- of data across 20 devices, excluding data
awareness through a heterogeneous sen- ing data are lacking, or both. transfer time; update every 10 seconds;
sor network composed of RF receiver/ The new BAA reflects DARPA’s plans and geolocation within 200m median
transmitters deployed for other purposes to transition the technology develop- error of any signals of interest that are
and without harming their original func- ment work accomplished in the Ra- active for more than one minute.
tions. “In particular, flexible and tunable dioMap Phase 1 and Phase 2 efforts into The RF TAS provides RF situational
devices such as tactical software-defined a complete system for the US Marine awareness directly to small tactical
radios can offer high benefits through Corps in support of small unit opera- units. The BAA notes that a key chal-
their ability to perform a range of scan- tions, spectrum management and other lenge for this system is providing tac-
ning, monitoring, and transmission EMSO. As with many DARPA programs, tical utility despite the high workload
functions.” Among the existing RF de- research proposals are strictly restricted of users on other tasks. “Usability and
vices that may be incorporated into the to revolutionary (as opposed to evolu- minimization of false alarms are impor-
RadioMap network are: mounted or dis- tionary) advances. tant areas of research,“ and “the appli-
mounted tactical radios; systems support- The program is composed of two cation should be able to operate in units
ing Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations “task areas.” Task 1 covers the develop- disconnected from higher echelons but
(EMSO), such as mounted or dismounted ment of an integrated RadioMap system should also be able to leverage higher
CREW devices; and dismount-capable data suitable for transition to a USMC Pro- echelon resources such as filtering of
devices, such as Joint Battle Command- gram of Record, including a transition potential threats by intelligence organi-
Platform (JBC-P) or Nett Warrior, employ- roadmap. The roadmap should include: zations when connected.”
ing a low cost RF sensor. Tactics techniques and procedures The BAA states that the RF TAS ap-
The BAA describes the RF Mapping (TTPs) applicable to RF Mapping, the RF plication “should deliver the following
16 function as including: observation of Tactical Alerting System (RF TAS), and performance when there are five devices
transmissions; determining the type Wireless And Large-scale Distributed deployed in an appropriate geometry
and characteristics of active devices Operations (WALDO); hardware and soft- within 1 km2 – raise an alert report-
and networks; and estimating spectrum ware requirements and configuration ing any signals of interest (SOI), miss-
occupancy and usage throughout the standards; user interface guidelines for ing no more than 10% of the signals of
area of interest. Additional capabilities RF applications; accreditation strategy interest, with no more than one in 100
requested include: maximization of RF to include security analysis and infor- of the alerts being a false alarm; raise
mapping performance under conditions mation exchange requirements; as well an alert within 30 seconds of the initia-
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the sensor devices to the emitter of the connectivity among components” and that SWAP and integration costs for de-
SOI, with 90% probability of correctness that “proposers should maintain focus ployment of the selected antenna(s) on
defined as follows: Line Of Bearing (LOB) on secure operation in all aspects of USMC airborne platforms or UAS are key
within ±45 degrees; and range binned the system design.” The Task 1 effort issues to incorporate in the cost side
into one of three categories: < 200m, includes demonstration of at least two of the analysis. Multiple awards are
200m–1km, > 1km.” devices of different types operating as anticipated for Task 2 efforts, which
The Task 1 effort also calls for devel- part of the system while simultaneous- will run for nine months followed by a
opment of a user interface for WALDO ly performing their primary missions. 15-month option.
called the WALDO Management System. A single contract award is anticipated The solicitation number is: DARPA-
WALDO is the underlying software sys- for the Task 1 effort, which will run for BAA-15-07. Proposals are due on Febru-
tem that leverages and coordinates the 24 months. ary 13, 2015. The point of contact can be
reception and transmission capability of Task 2 of the RadioMap Phase 3 ef- reached at: DARPA-BAA-15-07@darpa.
available RF devices, in support of ap- fort is intended to develop methods to mil. DARPA anticipates soliciting addi-
plications like RF mapping. incorporate data from sensors on low- tional efforts for RadioMap Phase 3 after
The BAA states that “the WALDO man- altitude aircraft, such as helicopters contract award of the current opportu-
agement system should be capable of: or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), nity. – J. Haystead
monitoring a large WALDO network (~100 to improve RF mapping. The BAA notes
nodes) in near-real-time, including visu- that one of the challenges of using air- DOD ISSUES 2015 SMALL BUSINESS
alization of sensor location, status, and borne platforms for the purpose are SOLICITATIONS
the assignment of tasks for particular their omni-directional antennas, which The DOD has released its first set of
applications.” It must also be capable of make it difficult to resolve the spatial topics for Small Business Innovation Re-
“executing on computer and display plat- origin of an observed transmission. search (SBIR) and Small Business Tech-
forms likely to be found in or deployable Task 2 will study ways to overcome nology Transfer (STTR) awards in 2015.
to a USMC EMSO Staff location.” this challenge. Research on antenna The current solicitations are particularly
The BAA stresses that “all aspects of technology is discouraged with solu- heavy on topics related to electronic
the RadioMap system should minimize tions that draw on existing antenna warfare and electromagnetic spectrum
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degrees in physics and in chemistry in 1992 and the PhD degree in physical chemistry in 1995. From 1995 to 1997, Rogers was a Junior Fellow in the Harvard
University Society of Fellows. He joined Bell Laboratories as a Member of Technical Staff in the Condensed Matter Physics Research Department in 1997, and
served as Director of this department from the end of 2000 to 2002.
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and Engineering, and joint appointments in several other departments, including Chemistry. He is Director of the Seitz Materials Research Laboratory.
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research has been recognized with many awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 2009, the Lemelson-MIT Prize in 2011, the MRS Mid-Career Researcher
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Topic AF151-005, “Integrated Pho-
tonics,” plans to “develop an Integrated introducing
Photonic Design platform for enhancing
the performance of analog and mixed Meeting new governMent interoperability and affordability
signal processing modules for military requireMents in electronic warfare and signals intelligence, requires
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Topic AF151-014, “Breakdown Resis- processing. openrfM is the first rf/Microwave open systeM approach
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out breakdown. The goal is to design
“breakdown resistant materials with
high Field Emission (FE) and desorption
thresholds at L-band and low emission
threshold cathode materials with high
current for lower voltages (~300kV).”
Topic AF151-025, “Multi-Channel,
High Resolution, High Dynamic Range,
Broadband RF Mapping System,” seeks 19
to develop a system that will “charac-
terize electromagnetic field maps in the
near field of RF emitters” to improve the
performance of antennas.
Topic AF151-047, “Electronic War-
fare Battle Manager Situation Aware-
ness (EWBM-SA)” seeks to “develop and
demonstrate innovative software capa-
bilities to increase the commander’s situ-
ation awareness of the electromagnetic
spectrum (EMS) to enhance resiliency
of distributed control.” Phase I involves
analysis and identification of promising
technologies to enable SA in manage-
ment of the EMS in contested environ-
ments, as well as development of a design
concept with an eye toward prototype.
Topic AF151-079, “Automated Ter-
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Ground Stations” enters the realm of MADE IN
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Topic AF151-109, “Hostile Fire Detec-
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rapidly detect and neutralize ground- Topic A15-037, “Cognitive Algorithm or aperture for use in next generation
based weapons. Threats include both opti- Development for Aircraft Survivability” IR countermeasures and other systems.
cally and non-optically sighted systems.” looks at a promising addition to mod- Topic A15-079, “Beam Director for
Topic AF151-144, “Electronic Warfare ern aircraft survivability suites with Ultra Short Pulse Laser Long Range Tar-
Circumvent and Recover” tackles issues development and demonstration of “a get Acquisition, Targeting, and Engage-
resulting from the increase in the tech- Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) Light De- ment” plans to define and develop Ultra
nology readiness level (TRL) of offensive tection and Ranging (LIDAR) system Short Pulse Laser (USPL) beam technol-
EW weapons, which can result in teams for Army aircraft optimized for aircraft ogy, which can be used, in their native
needing to limit system vulnerabilities. survivability.” source, as a non-conventional probe for
The service seeks to develop “a circum- Topic A15-041, “Growth of III-V An- defeat of digital RF memory jammers.
vention and recovery scheme that can timonide (SB)-based Superlattice Mate-
sense EW weapon induced effects on rial with Superior Performance” would NAVY
electronics, mitigate before damage to like to revolutionize size, weight and Topic N151-021, “Advanced Modeling
the logic and/or hardware is incurred, power issues of infrared sensors and and Visualization of Effects for Future
and resume operations when levels have lasers, improving over current state of Electronic Warfare Systems” seeks to
reduced to safe operating levels.” the art systems by development of “a develop “the capability to model and
molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth visualize the complex tactical EW envi-
ARMY model based on innovative 3-D molec- ronment, including EW effects, threat
Topic A15-016, “True Double-clad ular level models leading to superior radars, tactical aircraft, and other tacti-
Fully Crystalline Laser Fiber Develop- III-V strained layer superlattice mate- cally-relevant information in support of
ment for DEW Applications” looks at rials.” Applications include IR coun- Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) mis-
fiber lasers as promising for Directed termeasures and detection/location of sion planning for current and future EW
Energy Weapons (DEWs). Specifically, hostile fire. systems, such as the Next Generation
the solicitation is looking to develop Topic A15-076, “New Mid-IR Laser Jammer (NGJ).”
“double-clad fully crystalline coilable Power Scaling Technology via Fiber Topic N151-023, “Low-Cost-By-Design
fibers to enable HEL power scaling to Combiner” seeks to develop mid-wave Widely Tunable Mid-Wave Infrared Sur-
DEW-sufficient power levels from a sin- infrared lasers to provide high power face Emitting Lasers” seeks to “develop
gle fiber aperture.” beam delivery on a single optical fiber a low-cost, robust, compact, widely
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tunable Surface-Emitting (SE) semicon- measure the effectiveness of Counter 15-R-0005, seeks proposals that address
ductor laser with no mechanical moving Intelligence Surveillance and Recon- three main areas: susceptibility reduc-
parts of any kind.” naissance and Targeting (C-ISRT), Cyber tion, vulnerability reduction, and sur-
Topic N151-025, “Ignition Composition and Electronic Warfare effects in near vivability assessment (modeling and
with Low Moisture Susceptibility” seeks real time in support of Electromagnetic simulation). In the area of susceptibil-
to “develop an ignition composition that Maneuver Warfare (EMW) and Integrated ity reduction, which includes electronic
is not susceptible to moisture, is stable Fires (IF).” – JED Staff warfare, the JASP has particular inter-
with respect to long term storage, is easy est in 1) technologies or concepts that
to light, provides excellent ignition trans- IN BRIEF would benefit operational units in the
fer, is easy to fabricate, and is safe to The Naval Research Lab (NRL) has is- near-term by solving an immediate need
handle” for use in Airborne Expendable sued a request for information (RFI) to or capability gap (e. g., RPG/small arms
Infrared Countermeasures (AEIRCMs). help it plan a new start Future Naval Ca- fire countermeasures, multi-spectral
Topic N151-029, “Advanced Radio pability (FNC) program that will develop data fusion, UAS countermeasures,
Magnetic Powder for Additive Manufac- and test a new shipboard EW decoy. The threat exploitation, improved counter-
turing” is looking to “develop an addi- effort, known as the Ship-launched EW measures dispensing techniques); 2)
tive manufacturing process for low loss, Extended Endurance Decoy (SEWEED), technologies that improve Blue Force
high index, and high wave characteris- is sponsored by the Office of Naval Re- situational awareness; 3) technologies
tic impedance magnetic powder utiliz- search, Aerospace Science Research Divi- or concepts that will defeat current and
ing breakthrough technology to improve sion (ONR Code 351). Specifically, NRL is future generation EO/IR guided threats;
Navy Electronic Warfare (EW) systems.” looking for statements of interest from 4) technologies that will defeat cur-
Topic N151-036, “Next Generation companies interested in designing and rent- and future-generation unguided
Electronic Warfare Human Machine In- building a limited number of prototype threats (e.g., RPGs); and 5) technologies
terface (HMI) for Submarines,” seeks to EW decoy platforms or subsystems for or concepts that will counter advanced
“develop an intuitive, responsive, and testing in FY18-FY19. RFI responses were coherent, parameter-agile radar threats
open Human Machine Interface (HMI) due on January 13. The point of con- (e.g., advanced radars and passive ra-
system for the submarine AN/BLQ-10B tact is Reese Van Wyen, (202) 404-2398, dars countermeasures and/or exploita-
(V) ESM system for increased operator e-mail reese.vanwyen@nrl.navy.mil. tion, DRFM EA/EP, cognitive electronic
efficiency and decision-making for sub- techniques and improved chaff). The
22 marine operators.”
✪ ✪ ✪ Army plans to award up to $3 million
Topic N151-039, “Compact, Low-Volt- Northrop Grumman has named across multiple contracts for JASP re-
age, Multiple-Beam Electron Gun for Thomas H. Jones as vice president and search. JASP project proposals are due
High-Power Miniature Millimeter-Wave general manager, Advanced Concepts and February 23. The point of contact is
Amplifiers” seeks to meet the Navy re- Technologies (AC&T) for the company’s Robert Waible, (757) 878-2062, e-mail
quirement for “high-power, low-volume, Electronic Systems sector. Jones will robert.c.waible.civ@mail.mil.
reduced-weight, efficient and affordable have executive responsibility for all AC&T
millimeter-wave amplifiers for Electron- strategic planning activities and opera-
ic Warfare (EW) systems” by developing tions, including advanced architectures
✪ ✪ ✪
a multiple-beam electron gun with per- and advanced technologies, according to The Air Force Research Laboratory’s
manent magnet focusing for a broad- a company announcement. He will also Information Directorate (Rome, NY)
band, millimeter-wave amplifier. oversee the shaping of customer research has issued a Broad Agency Announce-
Topic N151-059 “Digital Direction and development, advanced-research ment aimed at further development
Finding (DF) System for the Next Gen- relationships with independent labo- of its existing “Controllable Contested
eration Submarine Electronic Warfare ratories and universities, management Environment” (CCE) at its Stockbridge,
(EW)” is looking to “develop a new Sub- of intellectual property and technology NY, facility. Under this BAA, the Air
marine Imaging Mast Direction Finding partnerships, foundry development, en- Force is seeking white papers that pro-
(DF) capability for the Next Generation terprise collaboration for continuous in- pose new capabilities that will support
Submarine Electronic Warfare (EW) Sys- novation and ensuring the incubation of the warfighter in an anti-access area
tem” to meet needs for EW and Intelli- advanced concepts. denial (A2/AD) and contested spectrum
gence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance environment. These technologies should
(ISR) improvements to support force ap-
✪ ✪ ✪ focus on information technologies in-
plication and battlespace awareness. The US Army’s Aviation Develop- cluding communications, networking
Topic N151-080, “Counter Intelli- ment Directorate-Aviation Applied and RF technologies. The total award for
gence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Technology Directorate (ADD-AATD) the five-year program is estimated at
and Targeting (C-ISRT), Assessment at Fort Eustis, VA, has issued a call for $9.9 million. The solicitation number is
for Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare concept papers for the Joint Aircraft BAA RIK-2015-0003. The primary point
(EMW) and Integrated Fires (IF),” seeks Survivability Program (JASP). The so- of contact is Gail March, (315) 330-7518,
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Active Decoy Round (ADR). The Enhanced Active Decoy Round integrating and installing the system into the host plat-
(EADR) would leverage previous Selex ES research into a next- form, as well as spares and integrated logistical support.
generation airborne Expendable Active Decoy (EAD), which was The scope of the contract also includes constructing
developed under an earlier technology demonstration program. barracks and buildings where the system will be main-
The compact, lightweight EAD, which includes a DRFM-based tained. Proposals are due February 23. The program
Techniques Generator (TG), is now in the prototype phase. point of contact is Erkmen OZCELIK, Project Manager,
The MK 251 ADR is part of the RN’s “Outfit DLH” decoy system, phone 00 90 312 411 95 28, e-mail eozcelik@ssm.gov.tr.
a rocket-launched RF seduction decoy that deploys an I/J-band ❍ An advanced electronic warfare suite, developed by
jammer payload suspended beneath a parasail. The Outfit DLH’s India’s Defence Avionics Research Establishment
launch control system automatically computes the optimum en- (DARE), a Defence Research and Development
gagement geometry, selects the best-placed launcher, programs Organisation (DRDO) laboratory specializing in avionics
the correct RF jamming response, and determines the best posi- and electronic warfare systems for combat aircraft, flew
tion from which to execute the firing sequence. for the first time last month onboard the “Tejas-PV1”
According to DSTL, the EADR risk reduction program, to be Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). The EW suite comprises
24 conducted over nine months, “will increase confidence that the both radar warning and jamming capabilities, which Ms.
proposed solution will deliver the required capability.” And, “it J Manjula, OS and Director DARE, noted is the first Indian
will provide evidence to assist the MOD decision whether to go fighter aircraft to be so equipped. “It has the capability
ahead with the Enhanced ADR procurement and to assess the po- for both radar warning and jamming using a Unified EW
tential of the EADR and its ability to mitigate a capability gap on Technology, and over the coming few months, (we) will
current and future surface platforms.” – R. Scott be scheduling further sorties to evaluate the system in
various signal scenarios.” It is expected that the DRDO
will also be supporting development of advanced EW
L-3 TRL TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPLY UK MEDIUM WEIGHT systems for other Indian Air Force (IAF) combat aircraft
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a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide UK edly noted that by upgrading the IAF’s Sukhoi-30 MKI
forces with a modular and scalable land and littoral tactical EW fighters with new EW suites, the platform would become
solution able to support expeditionary operations. The company a viable alternative to buying 126 Dassault Rafale air-
submitted a bid for the “Medium Weight Electronic Surveillance craft for the country’s stalled Medium Multi-Role Combat
Capability (MWESC)” requirement in early 2014, as did Chemring Aircraft (MMRCA) requirement.
Technology Solutions’ Roke Manor Research (Romsey, Hampshire, ❍ Through a subcontract from shipbuilder Saab, Exelis
UK), Selex ES (Basildon, Essex, UK), and Communications Audit (Morgan Hill, CA) has been awarded a $17 million
UK (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK). contract to provide Swedish submarines with the lat-
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tary Off The Shelf (MOTS)-networked tactical EW capability, company, the ES-3701 uses a circular array interfer-
which incorporates a fully-integrated range of fused sensors and ometer antenna to provide precise direction finding
effectors, providing capabilities for electronic support measures over a 360-degree azimuth and at high elevation while
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By Richard Scott
Shipboard tactical communications elec- ers, controllers, recorders, software and

tronic support measures (CESM) systems interfaces).
provide a means to collect information on Finally, there is an emergent cyber
known or potential threats through the dimension to consider. Naturally, details
interception, geolocation, monitoring and of cyber/information warfare capabilities
analysis of signals of interest (SOI), and remain highly classified, but the role of
are thus a key component of a maritime SIGINT in finding cyber targets can only
signals intelligence (SIGINT) capability. increase in the years to come.
In contrast to strategic SIGINT, the objec- The approach taken by the US Navy is
tive of which is to build up a broad picture very much a reflection of this culture and
of forces, structures and activities over technology shift. Back in April 1997, the
time, tactical SIGINT product affords the- service formed a Maritime SIGINT Archi-
ater commanders with vital “indications tecture (MSA) Study Group to establish
26 and warning” – in essence the ability to the feasibility of developing a common
eavesdrop on communications frequen- technical architecture that would serve
cies that can provide critical real-time the needs of tactical cryptologic systems
situational awareness or near-real-time for the maritime services. The MSA sub-
operational intelligence on the disposi- sequently developed a set of technical
tion and intent of adversaries. standards for interoperability and com-
The business of maritime “cryptologic monality among maritime systems, an ap-
exploitation” has witnessed a transforma- proach enshrined in the Service’s Maritime
tion on several fronts over the past two Cryptologic Systems for the 21st Century
decades. For example, the move into the (MCS 21) program. MCS 21 is an umbrella
littorals has been accompanied by a new under which the USN has introduced a
focus against rogue states, irregular com- common, scalable software baseline appli-
batants, terror groups, organized crime cable to submarine and airborne systems
syndicates, traffickers and pirates. as well as surface ship suites. In the latter
At the same time, the accelerating case, the Service has embraced the phased
pace of commercial telecommunications evolution of the Ship’s Signal Exploitation
technology, driven by an explosion in cel- Equipment (SSEE) – embracing the Incre-
lular subscriber networks, together with ment E, Increment F and modifications
the emergence of new and increasingly programs – as a successor capability to
complex waveforms in the military and succeed the legacy SSQ-124(V) Coopera-
paramilitary sectors, presents significant tive OUTBOARD Logistics Upgrade (CO-
technical challenges. This has, in turn, BLU), AN/SRS-1 Combat DF and AN/ULQ-20
driven a revolution in the design and Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension
engineering of maritime CESM systems System (BGPHES) suites.
towards open architectures that facilitate The US Navy’s shipboard information
incremental technology refreshment to warfare and exploitation program is man-
keep pace with emergent threats through aged through the Space and Naval Warfare Program Office (PMW 120) under PEO C4I.
the exploitation of rapidly-evolving COTS Systems Command (SPAWAR) Battlespace Argon ST, acquired by Boeing in 2010
technology (receivers, demodulators, tun- Awareness and Information Operations and now operating as a wholly-owned
the “Five Eyes”

27
Shipborne CESM systems are increasingly recognized as key information warfare

assets. Pictured here is USS Farragut (DDG 99). (US Navy photo)
subsidiary of the company’s Electronic the successor Increment F. Both systems, destroyers, are underpinned by iterations
and Mission Systems business, is lead which are fielded on large deck amphibi- of the company’s “Lighthouse“system
contractor for the SSEE Increment E and ous ships, cruisers and guided missile architecture.
Described by the USN as “classified Current funding for the SSEE program sure Red Flash/Medusa (abbreviated to
information warfare/EW and tactical includes a focus on the development and BMD EXCOM ASW CEB IO Countermeasure
cryptologic systems that provide critical delivery of expanded non-kinetic EW Red Flash/Medusa).
tactical intelligence, situational aware- capabilities and a net-centric service A development contract for SSEE Incre-
ness, battlespace awareness, indications oriented architecture. This includes the ment E was awarded to Argon ST in 2001,
and warning and hostile threat assess- development, integration and test of the with the system achieving Initial Oper-
ment,” the SSEE series of systems provide Medusa and SSEE modifications capa- ating Capability (IOC) in early 2005. The
battle groups with real-time acquisition bilities in support of a classified activ- system is described as a “highly sensitive
(‘find”) and localization (‘fix”) of signals. ity known as Ballistic Missile Defense automated [CESM] system that provides
SSEE also provides combatant command- (BMD) Executive Committee (EXCOM) automatic signal acquisition, direction
ers with the surface fleet’s only non-ki- Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Chief of finding, and target geo-location capabil-
netic capabilities (“finish”) via electronic Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Board ity for multiple class platforms.” Improve-
attack and cyber attack. Information Operation (IO) Countermea- ments to Increment E continue; a recent
example being the ongoing introduction
of Medusa Splitrock capabilities (the ex-
act nature/function of which remains
classified).
BLOCKS FOR EW SYSTEMS SSEE EVOLUTION

Following competition, Argon ST was,
in April 2006, awarded a $52.8 million
contract funding the development of SSEE
Tekmicro offers: Increment F over a 30-month period; the
contract contained priced options for the
• More channels
delivery of production units over a five-
• More analog resolution year period. Identified subcontractors
• More bandwidth include Promia (enterprise security), HY-
PRES (tasked to develop and demonstrate
• More FPGA processing
28 a multi-input Digital-RF channelized re-
• More choices for your application ceiver system), Raytheon, Cubic, TICOM
Geomatics, Northrop Grumman, TASC,
In VME & VXS form factors for easy Digital Receiver Technology, and ARINC.
retrofit into existing systems. SSEE Increment F builds on the capa-
bilities of Increment E, but introduces
Ideal for DRFM applications. Argon ST’s Lighthouse 3.0 sensor tech-
nology and open architecture, together
with the latest in FPGA technology, em-
bedded processing and server network
Gemini-V6 Titan-V6
technologies. Increment F development
Input / Output 1 ADC 4 ADC included system design, integration and
1 DAC 4 DAC
testing of hardware and software for two
Resolution 12-bits 12-bits Engineering Development Models (EDMs)
Sample Speed 3.6 GSPS 1 GSPS and integrated developmental and opera-
Memory 5 GBytes 5 GBytes tional testing. Design and development
activity completed in 2008, followed by
FPGAs Three Virtex-6 devices from LX240T to SX475T
an operational assessment completed in
late 2009. Following Milestone C approval,
Along with many other ADC and DAC choices, all with sample accurate synchronization, network enabled, Argon ST was, in April 2010, awarded a
inherently scalable, and available for commercial and ruggedized applications including conduction cooled. $36.9 million contract for Low Rate Initial
Production (LRIP) of SSEE Increment F.
Tekmicro
In August 2011, Argon ST announced
the award of a $35 million contract option
by SPAWAR to transition SSEE Increment
www.tekmicro.com | info@tekmicro.com F into Full Rate Production (FRP). The
contract option for FRP2, valued at $53
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quisition approval in FY2016. Increment
G will build on Increment F, improving
upon all aspects of BMD EXCOM ASW
CNO CEB IO Countermeasure Red Flash/
Medusa, increasing frequency range
throughout the RF spectrum, address-
ing new SOIs, and opening up new and
previously unexplored/unexploited cy-
ber capabilities consistent with integra-
tion into the Electronic Warfare Battle
Management Network.
Furthermore, Increment G will build
off of the advancement of the Increment

F system to automate and integrate all
existing Ship’s Signal Exploitation Space
capabilities into a common user interface,
while at the same time continuing to
incorporate new technologies through an
open software architecture that allows for
rapid integration and deployment of those
capabilities. As such, it will be scalable
to the platform, reconfigurable to the
mission, modular (“plug and play”) in
architecture, and dynamically reprogram-
mable to support new capabilities.
The US Navy DDG-51 Flight IIA guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) pictured in November
2014. The ship is fitted with the AS-4692 DF and acquisition antenna (atop the pole mast) and the
AS 4623 transmit antenna (the small “paddle” shaped antenna near the boat crane amidships).
UK PURSUES SEASEEKER
(US Navy photo) Three of the US Navy’s “five-eyes” allies
have all latterly invested in US-sourced 29
A $43 million FRP3 award followed in time-critical military strike operations surface ship SIGINT capabilities to meet
January 2013 for the delivery of seven and subsequent processing and analysis their own tactical situational awareness
systems; a further six systems are being for timely and accurate situational aware- needs. For example, the UK Royal Navy
supplied to the US Navy under FRP4, ex- ness for force protection. (RN) is currently recapitalizing its ship-
ercised in 2014. Continued FRP buys are Another key component of the SSEE borne CESM capability through the acquisi-
planned through to FY19. modifications program has been the de- tion of the SSEE Increment F cryptologic
The SSEE modifications program velopment, prototyping and test of new exploitation system – being acquired un-
encompasses the frequency capability antennas, under the leadership of the der the equipment project name “Shaman”
enhancements afforded by “Paragon” SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific in San – to fulfill the requirements of the “Seas-
and “Graywing.” Paragon is a classified Diego, to support Paragon and Graywing. eeker” maritime SIGINT program.
tactical signals intelligence frequency These include the new AS-4710 High Gain Shaman/Seaseeker is intended to
extension capability to be integrated into Information Operations antenna, and the sustain the UK’s shipborne SIGINT and
SSEE Increments E and F, which provides AS-4708 Hemispherical Broad Band Direc- surveillance capability, replacing the ca-
simultaneous detection, collection, pro- tion Finding antenna. pability previously provided by the AN/
cessing and display of COMINT data from In May 2014, Argon ST announced that SSQ-124(V) COBLU suite fitted to the four
hostile, high-threat and adversary plat- it had received a first production order Type 22 Batch 3 frigates. COBLU was re-
forms in select frequency ranges that are from the US Navy under the SSEE modi- tired from service in mid-2011 with the
not currently prosecuted or encountered. fications program. In a statement, the final decommissioning of the Type 22
Graywing is an electronic sensing and at- company confirmed that the effort had Batch 3 ships.
tack capability that shares the Paragon completed factory and shipboard tests in The UK had originally intended that
topside exploitation assets. late 2013, and that these enhancements the Shaman capability requirement – once
According to the Navy’s program de- would now be rolled out to selected SSEE known as the CESM Wider Fleet Fit pro-
scription, SSEE modifications and Medusa Increment E and Increment F systems. gram – be delivered through a bespoke
capabilities will expand SOI processing The contract transitions the program CESM development for which BAE Systems
capability to allow collection of the from development to LRIP, with deliver- was, in early 2005, selected by the MOD
newest high-priority modern technol- ies starting in the second half of 2014. as its preferred bidder. Its technical solu-
ogy threat signals for tightly integrated The next iteration, SSEE Increment tion, known as Sextant, was derived from
IO/non-kinetic capabilities in support of G, is scheduled to pass Milestone B ac- the Diamond signal exploitation product
developed by BAE Systems Electronic Sys- sessment of two potential solutions; the The Shaman system will be introduced
tems in the US. US DOD capability and that proposed by into service in 2017. The full program
However, following assessment of BAE Systems.” covers fits to the six Type 45 destroyers,
outputs from two advanced development In May 2014, Argon ST revealed that plus a seventh system for shore-based
phase contracts, the UK chose to explore four out of the 10 SSEE Increment F sys- training and reference.
an alternative option to purchase SSEE tems contracted for by the USN under Separately, Babcock has been awarded
Increment F “off the shelf” through a FRP4 are being supplied to the UK under a seven-year Shaman infrastructure and
government-to-government FMS case. By an FMS case. It is understood that the support contract by the MOD. This will
early 2011, the MOD had confirmed that contract for the remaining three SSEE see the company deliver infrastructure
it was now focusing “on a US Department Increment F equipments for the UK will upgrades to the existing CESM shore
of Defense solution…following full as- be placed this year. support sites at the Fleet Intelligence
30
The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster pictured with the Mobile Maritime Glaive special fit – based on the US Navy’s TRDF installation –
during operations in the Indian Ocean. (Richard Scott/NAVYPIX)
Centre and Maritime CESM Calibration performed by BAE Systems, as Type 45 AUSTRALIAN ACQUISITION
Facility, and provide contractor logistic Class Output Manager. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI),
support to the Shaman system on Type In a separate development, Babcock based in San Antonio, TX, has a distin-
45 destroyers. was, in late 2013, contracted by the MOD guished pedigree in signals exploitation
Babcock will also supply its own Raven for the delivery of an off-the-shelf CESM and geo-location. For example, it has pre-
system into the program; this will take system to provide RN Type 23 frigates viously supplied the antenna systems for
tracks from the Shaman CESM and en- with an enhanced electronic surveillance the OUTBOARD, COBLU, Combat DF and
able their tactical use by the task force capability. The new system, given the SSEE programs, while also producing a
though the Recognized Maritime Picture. name “Hammerhead,” will replace a pre- range of signals surveillance solutions
Platform design, modification, and in- vious Type 23 CESM special fit – known in its own right (examples including the
stallation activities will be separately as the Mobile Maritime Glaive – which USN’s AN/SSQ-120 TRDF system and the
is believed to have its origins in the US AN/SRD-503 and AN/SRD-504 systems
Navy’s Transportable Radio Direction currently fitted to Canadian frigates).

Finding (TRDF) system. In April 2010, SwRI was selected to
To meet the MOD’s requirement, Bab- supply a variant of its MBD-567 shipborne
cock teamed with Argon ST to deliver SIGINT system to meet the needs of the
the Hammerhead solution, described Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) Hobart-
as being “based on a common core ar- Class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) pro-
chitecture with the specific solution gram under Project SEA 4000. Covering
tailored to meet the customers’ require- the HF, VHF and UHF frequency bands,
ments.” The two companies have previ- the MBD-567 system (the Hobart Class will
ously worked together on the delivery carry the AWD-specific MBD-567A ver-
and sustainment of the Eddystone CESM sion) is described by its manufacturer as a
suite fitted to the RN’s nuclear-attack wideband maritime SIGINT system capable
submarine fleet. of intercepting, demodulating, locating
Given the gap between the retire- and recording modern SOI, including low
ment of COBLU and the introduction of probability of intercept signals.
Shaman/SSEE Increment F, RN Type 45 Based on a COTS architecture, MBS-
destroyers have received an “interim 567 supports a wide range of manual and 31
palliative” CESM capability for specific automatic operating modes. For automatic
deployments. This is believed to be an processing, the operator defines the sys-
“in-house” solution using existing equip- tem’s frequency coverage, specific SOIs,
ment (with items borrowed from other and follow-on processing tasks. Signals
projects and allies). Babcock is providing analysis tools are provided for operator
support to this interim capability. confirmation and investigation of specific
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and HMNZS Te Mana. Lockheed Martin
Canada was awarded a prime contract
in April 2014 for the implementation of
the FSU in the role of combat system
integrator (CSI).
Although a replacement CESM (to suc-
ceed the obsolete Telegon 10 system)
was not part of the CSI scope, the New
Zealand MOD separately concluded an
FMS case with the US government in
May 2014 for a new CESM capability. The
system – the designator and source of
which has yet to be disclosed – will be
provided in “pre-fitted out” containers
and delivered in time for installation
into the ships during refit in the period
2016-2018. Concept renderings showing
the post-FSU ANZAC suggest that the
new CESM fit will use the AS-4692 DF
and acquisition antenna.
Australia’s three new Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyers will be fitted with the MBD-567A
shipborne SIGINT system. (Australian DoD image)
CANADIAN UPGRADES
SOIs, or manual discovery of SOIs in the disclosed in 2013 that it had “integrated Canada meanwhile has outlined plans,
recorded spectrum. communications intelligence and elec- under the project name StrongBow, to
Covering the frequency range 2 – 3,000 tronics intelligence antennas for the provide a new radio direction finding
MHz, the MBS-567 suite is supplied with Royal Australian Navy ANZAC class frig- and signals collection, analysis, fusion
a single AS-420C VHF/UHF band mast ate upgrade program”. and exploitation strategic capability to
antenna, and up to six (according to the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-Class
32 platform size and configuration) AS-145 NEW ZEALAND MODERNIZES frigates to replace the current AN/SRD-
HF loop/monopole antennas sited in suit- Across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand 504 radio DF system. This will form part
able upper-deck locations. The AS-420C, has embarked on a comprehensive Frig- of a wider joint Canadian Armed Forces
covering 30-3,000 MHz, features an eight- ate Systems Upgrade (FSU) program project that will standardize and replace
element dipole array and eight-element for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s two the currently used mission-fit of crypto-
tapered slot antenna array; the AS-145 ANZAC class frigates, HMNZS Te Kaha logic exploitation equipment.
covers the sub-30 MHz band and provides According to information released by
three independent outputs (sine, cosine the Department of National Defence, the
and omnidirectional). new shipborne capability sought under
Key MBS-567 performance features StrongBow “will provide time-critical,
include a wideband 4.5 – 32 MHz (recon- tactically relevant warning of threat
figurable), a detection bandwidth of 195 emissions in the communications inter-
Hz in HF and 1.5 kHz in VHF/UHF, and a cept and electronic intelligence spec-
DF accuracy of 2 degrees RMS. Analysis trums.” Furthermore, the mast space
tools include wideband spectrogram, sig- and weight allocation required for the
nal analysis, a geospatial results display, antenna fit should not exceed that cur-
audio replay, and narrowband and wide- rently apportioned to AN/SRD-504 on
band spectrogram and spectrum displays. board the Halifax-Class frigates.
It is largely unrecorded that the RAN Definition approval for StrongBow is
is also a customer for the SSEE Increment scheduled for 2015. Implement approval
E system, with two “carry on” systems and a request for proposal release should
procured under a FMS case valued at ap- follow in 2016, with a contract award
proximately $11 million. Argon ST an-
nounced the first delivery in 2008.
The RNZN’s two ANZAC class frigates are
The Australian Department of Defence
to receive a new CESM fit sourced from the
told JED, “The systems are in the process US government via an FMS case. Concept
of being repackaged to enable greater renderings showing the post-FSU mast
configuration suggest that the new CESM
utilization across the RAN fleet.” In a
fit will use the AS-4692 DF and acquisition
development that may be related, SwRI antenna. (NZ MOD image)
while retaining the legacy
antenna design (also re-
cently subject to repair and
refurbishment). SwRI has
also implemented a project
to integrate all shipboard
DF assets into an automat-
ed, networked, computer-
based system.
FIVE EYES ACROSS

THE SEAS
The government-to-gov-

ernment cooperation that
makes the Five Eyes part-
nership work has yielded
impressive results in the
maritime SIGINT arena.
As these navies modern-
ize, often with shrinking
The Royal Canadian Navy’s 12 Halifax class frigates – HMCS Montreal is pictured – are currently equipped with the
fleets, they will depend on
SwRI SRD-504 system. A replacement capability, known as StrongBow, is planned. (Richard Scott/NAVYPIX) advanced SIGINT capabili-
ties to provide the needed
planned for 2017. Final delivery is due (it was originally designated SRD-502). coverage while keeping pace with increas-
in 2020. The company has conducted a complete ingly complex signal environments. Evolv-
The legacy SRD-504 system fitted to upgrade and modernization of the sys- ing toward SIGINT standards that enable
the 12 Halifax-Class ships was originally tem to incorporate new computers, soft- real-time information to be shared among
designed and built by SwRI in the 1980s ware, and signal processing capabilities, its partners is an important objective. a
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Evolving Electronic Warfare in Latin America

AOC EW Latin America 2015
APRIL 16, 2015 | LAAD, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
The AOC is planning to hold its inaugural AOC Latin America symposium during LAAD, • EW capability and the maritime, land, air/space, electromagnetic and
Brazil, on April 16, 2015, in conjunction with our logistics partner and LAAD organizer, cyberspace operational environments; platform protection and situational
Clarion Events. The conference language will be predominantly Portuguese. EW Latin awareness.
America 2015 will be attended by a wide range of leading military, government, academic • Operational experience and lessons.
and industrial leaders and thinkers from across the region and beyond. The inaugural
• Information operations, cyber and network enabled capability.
Symposium audience will include senior serving military leaders and operators, security
personnel, government officials, leading academics and world class industry leaders, and • EW operational support and modelling and simulation.
will discuss the increasingly important field, in Latin America, of Electronic Warfare and • EW Developments from Industry.
associated Electromagnetic Operations (EMO), including signals intelligence, information • EW concepts and critical lines of capability development
operations, air platform protection, land EW operations, innovative maritime EW solutions,
• Related EM capabilities including C4ISR, SIGINT and Spectrum Management.
EW-capable UAVs, operational experience and advanced technology. Focus areas include:
In common with our other global events, an EW, EMO, SIGINT and associated C4ISR
• Keynote speakers.
dedicated exhibition is being arranged by Clarion Events within the AOC Pavilion.
• Regional issues and factors.
Symposium planning is being led the AOC Director Global Operations,

Wing Commander John Clifford OBE RAF (retd), who can be contacted at clifford@crows.org.
Visit www.crows.org for more information.
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A G END A HIG HLIG HTS : Session topic presentations
are requested and do not guarantee all listed session topic
information will be shared. Final Agenda announced in
February will list the selected supporting topic presentations.
44th Annual Collaborative Tuesday, March 31

Session 1: Threat Trends: Topics will address the
Electronic Warfare Symposium rapid pace of technology and innovation coupled with
computing power and relative low cost of capable EW capable
“Collaborative Electronic Warfare: Enabling Collaborative EW systems and how these advances presents unique challenges
Through Innovation and Invention” to existing and planned military systems. Implications to EW
in the maritime environment will also be discussed
M A R C H 3 1 - A P R I L 3 , 2 0 1 5 | N AW C W D P T. M U G U , C A
Session 2 Collaborative EW Innovation and
Inventions – Science & Technology (S&T)
As EW warfighting requirements continue to evolve in their complexity Perspective: Discussions in this topic area will layout
and interdependency, it is clear that future EW systems must work current and future Science and Technology (S&T)
developments in Enabling Capabilities that are designed
collaboratively with other Air, Ground, Surface Space and Cyberspace to maintain superior spectrum maneuverability and
systems. The 44th Annual Point Mugu Electronic Warfare Symposium manipulation while maintaining tactical situation awareness.
will facilitate the exchange of enabling concepts and provide a venue

to disseminate current research in the fields of Collaborative Electronic Wednesday, April 1
Warfare. Prominent leaders, contributors and representatives from Session 3: Cognitive and Adaptive EW
the United States and Australian military, government, academia, and Capabilities: Adversaries are exploring and utilizing
commercial by-products to develop adaptive and agility
industry will come together to address current Electronic Warfare gaps technology that will outpace our conventionally cued
and emerging technologies in Collaborative Electronic Warfare required to Electronic Attack (EA). This topic area will discuss new Real-
time learning and predictive software algorithms that could
address these gaps.
provide collective knowledge sharing and autonomous asset
management. This new technology is designed to impact
adversary decision processes and deny their ability to form an
accurate tactical picture.
VADM David Dunaway, Session 4: Coordinated / Distributed / Network-
USN (invited) Enabled Systems: Topics in this area will explore
Commander, distributive technologies supporting spatially and temporally
diverse responsiveness to dense and complex threat
Naval Air Systems Command environments. Of particular interest are technologies that
will support EW layering, integration of hard-kill / soft-kill,
EW effectiveness, multi-geometry combinatorial techniques,
and net-enabled heterogeneous EW architecture and Battle
Management. Technologies should be designed to ensure
blue force interoperability and provide multiple-point EW to
Exhibit space still available. overwhelm adversarial system-of-systems.
Secure yours today! Thursday, April 2

Contact Shelley Frost, frost@crows.org Session 5: Warfighter Perspective: From Operation
Allied Force to present day, lessons learned have highlighted
areas where collaborative EW Data, Networked EW, and EW
Decision Aids available to the EW warfighter were employed
successfully. Warfighter perspectives on areas for future
improvement in these areas taken from “downrange” are
welcomed.
For more information visit www.crows.org.

TECHNOLOGY SURVEY
A SAMPLING OF ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS AND A/D CARDS
By Ollie Holt
T
his JED survey reviews both analog-to-digital This enabled EW companies to develop 500-MHz Instan-
(A/D) converter components and A/D modules. taneous Bandwidth (IBW) receivers. Recently even faster
Components can be configured by designers sampling A/D converters have become available at up to 4

into a module that meets users’ requirements GHz sampling rates, driving the IBW from 500 MHz towards
while the A/D modules can be designed to a set 1.5 to 2 GHz.
of common/standard requirements that could
be used by many different system concepts. Since JED last THE SURVEY
reviewed them the technology has improved, offering more In the survey table, two of the more important specifi-
bits (12 or more) and higher sampling speeds (3-4 GHz). cations are the number of bits of resolution and the effec-
What are A/D converters? An A/D converter is a device tive number of bits (ENOB). Note that these numbers are
that converts an analog value into a digital value. If the not the same. The number of bits defines the resolution of
signal is a time-variant continuous signal and the A/D is the device. An eight-bit device quantizes the input into
set to sample at a periodic rate, the result is a set of digi- 256 unique steps, whereas a 12-bit device would quantize
tal sampled values that represent the signal’s amplitude the same input into 4,096 unique steps. The greater the
at each of the sample times. These periodically sampled number of bits, the more information contained in the
digital values can than be processed using Fourier trans- sampled data – plus the greater the number of bits provides
forms or other methods to obtain useful signal informa- some improvement in Spur Free Dynamic Range (SFDR).
tion. This information can be just the external parameters The effective bits or ENOB defines the number of bits that
of the signal, such as frequency and amplitude, or internal actually contain useful information. The reason the ENOB 35
signal information, such as phase or frequency modulation does not equal the actual number of bits is because the
or coding. A/D performance is degraded by noise distortion. The
With the development of high-speed A/D converters, ENOB can be approximated using the theoretical Signal-to-
RF input signals can be sampled and converted to digital Noise (SNR) of the A/D and the following equation: ENOB =
data that can than be processed in a computer or Field (SNR-1.76dB)/6.02. So what is the advantage of more bits if
Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The result is the ability the ENOB for an 8-bit A/D and the ENOB for a 10-bit A/D are
to provide improved performance over analog receivers at both around 7.5? The advantage is that the 10-bit device
reduced weight and size and easy reconfigurability. The probably will not need dithering, and it will usually have
improved performance provides the ability to capture addi- a better Spur Free Dynamic Range (SFDR). Dither is the
tional signal information that was not easily measured by addition of noise into the input of the A/D to make the
analog methods. With both new anti-jam radar waveforms Least Significant Bit (LSB) of the A/D toggle. It may sound
and new communication signals modulation techniques, strange, but adding enough noise to keep the LSB toggling
the addition of digital signal processing to recover embed- actually improves device performance. An A/D with two
ded modulations enabled EW systems to develop jamming or three more bits of resolution than the ENOB does not
techniques and communication demodulation techniques need external dithering, since the quantization level will
to recover the embedded information. The A/D also has be randomized by its internal noise.
enabled Digital RF Memory (DRFM) systems to sample an The next column in the survey indicates the unit’s the
incoming radar waveform, for example, and then coher- sample speed. The sample speed defines the maximum rate
ently repeat that signal with jamming at random, reducing at which the A/D converter can be operated without dis-
pulse Doppler radar performance. tortion in the measurements. It can be operated at slower
A/D converters were first introduced into EW systems clock rates, but the vendor does not support faster rates.
in the lower frequency regions to process communication Input Bandwidth defines the input frequency bandwidth
signals where narrow-bandwidth multiple channel systems limit. The SFDR defines the range between the power level
were required. Eight- to 14-bit A/D converters that could of the highest spur and the maximum input level.
sample at rates up to around 500 MHz provided the tech-
nology to easily meet those needs. Further development
In the April JED, our next survey will look at Low Noise
yielded higher-sampling-speed A/D converters that sam-
Amplifiers.
pled at speeds around 1.5 GHz with eight bits of resolution.
TECHNOLOGY SURVEY: ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS AND CARDS
MODEL A/D MODEL CHANNELS BITS EFF BITS SAMP SPEED
4DSP, LLC; Austin, TX; +1 (800) 816-1751; www.4dsp.com
FMC160 ADC12D1800 1 12 * 3.6 GSPS
FMC170 EV10AQ190 1 10 * 5 GSPS
FMC174 AD9250 4 14 * 250 MSPS
Analog Devices; Norwood, MA; +1 (781) 329-4700; www.analog.com

AD9239 AD9239 4 12 10.4 250 MSPS
AD9434 AD9434 1 12 10.7 500 MSPS
AD9650-EP AD9650-EP 2 16 13 105 MSPS
Annapolis Micro Systems; Annapolis, MD; +1 (410) 841-2514; www.annapmicro.com

WILDSTAR G2 Dual 1.6/2.7/4.0GSps 12-Bit * 2 12 * 1.6, 2.7 or 4 GSPS
ADC Mezzanine Card
WILDSTAR G2 16 Channel 125MSps 16bit * 16 16 12 125 MSPS
ADC Mezzanine Card
WILDSTAR G2 Dual 1.5 GSps 12-Bit ADC & * 2 12 * 1.5 GSPS

36 DAC Mezzanine Card
ApisSys SAS; Archamps, France; +33 450360758; www.apissys.com
AF202 EV12AS200 2 12 8.9 1.5 GSPS
AV104 EV10AS152 2 10 7.6 3 GHz
AV107 * 4 12 9 2.5 GHz
Curtiss-Wright Controls, Defense Solutions; Ashburn, VA, USA; +1 (703) 779.7800; www.cwcdefense.com
CHAMP-WB-DRFM TADF-4300 1,2 8 * 6 (dual) or 12 (single)
GSPS
Hittite Microwave Corp.; Chelmsford, MA; +1 (978) 250-3343; www.hittite.com

HMCAD5831LP9BE HMCAD5831LP9BE 1 3 2.9 26 GS/s typical
HMCAD1511 HMCAD1511 4/2/1 8 7.3 1.0 GS/s
HMCAD1512 HMCAD1512 4/2/2001 8 7.7 900/450 MSPS
Linear Technology; Milpitas, CA; +1 (408) 432-1900; www.linear.com

LTC2195 LTC2195IUKG 2 16 12.43 125Msps
LTC2209 LTC2209IUP 1 16 12.51 160Msps
LTC2158-14 LTC2158-IUP-14 2 14 11.2 310Msps
Maxim Integrated; San Jose, CA; +1 (408) 601-1000; www.maximintegrated.com

MAX1124 MAX1124 1 10 * 250 MSPS
INPUT BAND SPUR FORMAT ENVIRONMENT FEATURES
4.5 MHz-3.6 GHz * FMC Operating temp.: 0°C to 70°C (Level Provides one 12-bit A/D channel at 3.6Gsps and one
A), -40°C to 85°C (Level B) 14-bit D/A channel at 5.6Gsps.
* * FMC Operating temp.: 0°C to 55°C Provides one 10-bit A/D channel at 5Gsps and one
(EAC4) and -40°C to 70°C (EAC6) 10-bit D/A channel at
(air cooled), 0°C to 55°C (ECC1) and 5Gsps.
-40°C to 85°C (ECC4) (conduction
cooled).
* * FMC Operating temp.: 0°C to 70°C (Level Provides four 14-bit A/D channels at 250Msps and
A), -40°C to 85°C (Level B) two 14-bit D/A channels at
5.6Gsps.

780 MHz 77dBc 72 Lead LFCSP Operating temp.” -40°C to +85°C Quad, 12-bit, 250 MSPS analog-to-digital converter
(ADC) with an on-chip temperature sensor and a high
speed serial interface.
1 GHz 78 dBc 56-lead LFCSP Operating temp.” -40°C to +85°C 12-bit monolithic sampling analog-to-digital converter
(ADC) optimized for high performance, low power, and
ease of use.
500 MHz 93 dBc 80 Lead TQFP -55° to +85°C LVDS Output
NiPdAu Lead Finish
Optional on-chip dither
Integrated ADC sample-and-hold inputs
Low Power: 328mW per channel
* * WS7/A5 Commercial or Industrial ADCs have built-in DDC/NCO/Decimation features

which reduces FPGA resources.
* * 6U Open VPX Commercial or Industrial Support for WILDSTAR A5 (Altera Stratix® V) and
WILDSTAR 7 (Xilinx Virtex™-7) PCIe and OpenVPX
mainboards.
300 MHz-1.5 GHz * 6U Open VPX Specifically designed for DRFM applications with 24ns
latency from SMA to SMA. 37
2.3 GHz 63 dBc FMC Convection and Conduction cooled, Suited for EW, radar, SDR.
-40°C to +70°C
>4 GHz 52 dBc 3U VPX Convection and Conduction cooled, Virtex 7 FPGA
-40°C to +85°C
2.5 GHz 65 dBc 3U VPX Convection and Conduction cooled, Virtex 7 FPGA
-40°C to +85°C
* * Open VPX Operating temp.: 0°C to 50°C (air 12 GS/s 8-bit ADC and 12
cooled), -40°C to +71°C (conduction GS/s 10-bit DAC, single user-programmable Xilinx
cooled) Virtex-7 FPGAs (X690T or X980T).
18 GHz 27.2 dBFS (@+19 9mm x 9mm 64- Max Tcase=+75°C XOR input, Demux-by-2 CML digital outputs.
GHz) pin SMT
650 MHz (-3dB 49 dBc 7mm x 7mm 48- Ta=-40C to +85°C Very low power (0.7W typical). Digital gain allows
bandwidth) pin QFN operation at lower signal amplitudes without loss in
SNR.
650 MHz 64 dBc 7mm x 7mm 48- Ta=-40C to +85°C Contains 2 ADCs that can be interleaved by the user
pin QFN to act as a single channel or two channels.
550MHz 90dB 52-Pin 7x9 QFN Operational –40°C to 85°C, Storage Serial LVDS Outputs, 432mW
–65°C to 150°C
700MHz 100dB 64-Pin 9x9 QFN Operational –40°C to 85°C, Storage Internal Transparent Dither, Data Output Randomizer
–65°C to 150°C
1250MHz 88dB 64-Pin 9x9 QFN Operational –40°C to 85°C, Storage Data Output Randomizer, Easy-to-Drive 1.32Vp-p
–65°C to 150°C Input
2.8GHz 71 dBc @ 100 MHz 68 QFN-EP -40 to +85°C Conversion rates of up to 250Msps while consuming
only 477mW.
Mercury Systems, Inc.; Chelmsford, MA; + 1 (866) 627-6951; www.mrcy.com
DCM-V5-2R250-VXS AD9647 8 16 11.4 bits @ 174 250 MHz
MHz (250MSamples/Sec)
DCM-V6-1R3600-1T2500-XMC ADC12D1800RF 1 12 8.8 bits @ 498 3.6GHz (3.6GSamples/

MHz Sec)
DCM-V6-2R2300-2T2300-OVPX / ADC12D1600RF 2 12 9.3 bits @ 498 2.3GHz (2.3GSamples/

DCM-V6-2R2500-2T2500-OVPX MHz Sec) / 2.5GHz
(2.5GSamples/Sec)
Pentek Inc.; Upper Saddle Rver, NJ, USA; +1 (201) 818-5900; www.pentek.com
Model 78761 TI ADS5485 4 16 * 200 MHz
Signatec / DynamicSignals; Lockport, IL; 1-800-567-4243; www.signatec.com

Signatec PX1500-4 ADC08D1520CIYB/NOPB 4 individual / 2 8 7.4 1.5 GHz on 4 Channels
interleaved or
3.0 GHz on 2 Channels
Signtec PX14400 ADS5474IPFP 2 14 11.2 400 MHz on 2

Channels
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Signatec EC14150 AD9254BCPZ-150 2 14 11.6 150 MHz on 2

Channels
Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima; Burnaby, BC, Canada; +1 (604) 676.6700; www.spectrumsignal.com
RF-7102 Intersil ISLA214P50 1 14 11.34 490 MSPS
RF-4902 Intersil ISLA214P50 1 14 11 490 MSPS
RF-4102 Intersil ISLA214P50 1 14 11.34 490 MSPS

5 MHz – 325 MHz (3dB 86 dBFS @ 174 MHz 6U VXS Air-Cooled – Commercial MOSA; double width FMC for analog mezz;
BW) Temperature extendable multi-channel sync; FMC card support
Operating 0°C to 40°C / Storage for 3 Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs (up to SX240T FPGAs);
-40°C to +85°C / ruggedization Mercury secure FPGA controller
available
325 MHz - 2.3 GHz 65 dBFS @ 498 MHz XMC Air-Cooled – Commercial MOSA; paired with 14-Bit 2.5 Gs/sec DAC For EW
(3dB BW) Temperature solution; supports Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA available for
Operating 0°C to 40°C / Storage user algorithms
-40°C to +85°C / ruggedization
available
125 MHz - 2.2 GHz 68 dBFS @ 498 MHz 6U VPX Air-Cooled – Commercial MOSA; double width FMC for analog mezz; paired
(3dB BW) Temperature with 14-Bit 2.5 Gs/sec DAC For EW solution;

Operating 0°C to 40°C / Storage suppports 3 Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGAs
-40°C to +85°C / ruggedization
available
* * PCIe Operating temp.: 0°C to 50°C Multichannel,

high-speed data converter with programmable DDCs
(Digital Downconverters).
Amplifier Front End Amplifier Front End PCI Express Operating Temperature: +32°F to 1.4 GB/s Continuous Data Streaming Rate; ADC
Option: AC-Coupled: Option: SFDR (1- (PCIe) x8 Circuit +122°F (0°C to 50°C) / Storage Sampling Rate can be set to any value from 200 MHz
1.0 MHz to 1.0 GHz 500 MHz): 55 dB / Card Temperature: -4°F to +158°F to 1.5 GHz; Optional Onboard Programmable Xilinx
; DC-Coupled: DC to Transformer Front End (-20°C to +70°C); Operating Virtex-5 SX95T FPGA for Customized Embedded DSP
1.0 GHz / Transformer Option: SFDR (5-1000 Relative Humidity: 10% to 90%, Operations; Programmable FIR Filtering for 1 or 2
Front End Option: AC- MHz): 55 dB; SFDR (@ non-condensing Channels with FPGA Processing Option.
Coupled: 5.0 MHz to 1500 MHz): 48 dB
2.0 GHz
Amplifier Front End Amplifier Front End PCI Express Operating Temperature: +32°F to 1.4 GB/s Continuous Data Streaming Rate; ADC
Option: AC-Coupled: Option: SFDR (@ (PCIe) x8 Circuit +122°F (0°C to 50°C) / Storage Sampling Rate can be set to any value from 20 MHz
100 KHz to 200 MHz; 100 MHz): 73 dB; Card Temperature: -4°F to +158°F to 400 MHz with Frequency Synthesized Clock.
DC-Coupled: DC to Transformer Front End (-20°C to +70°C); Operating 39
248 MHz / Transformer Option: SFDR (@100 Relative Humidity: 10% to 90%,
Front End Option: AC- MHz): 73 dB non-condensing
Coupled: 500 KHz to
400 MHz
AC-Coupled: 200 KHz SFDR (@ 100 MHz) : ExpressCard/54 Operating Temperature: +32°F to High-Speed Digitizer Card for Laptop Use at 4.0 to 4.5
to 200 MHz 78 dB Circuit Card +122°F (0°C to 50°C) / Storage Watts; 170 MB/s Continuous Data Streaming Rate;
DC-Coupled: DC to 75 Temperature: -4°F to +158°F ADC Sampling Rate can be set to any value from 45
MHz (-20°C to +70°C); Operating MHz to 150 MHz with Frequency Synthesized Clock.
Relative Humidity: 10% to 90%,
non-condensing
200 MHz receiver 20 MHz to 200 MHz 3U OpenVPX Temperature: 0 to +55° C (forced RF Transceiver operating frequency range from 200
analog bandwidth frequency: SFDR is (VITA 65) Module air-cooled) / -40 to +70 degrees C MHz to 2.7 GHz full duplex; Also features Analog
-70 dBc typical (Direct (conduction-cooled) Devices AD9122 16 bit interpolating DAC at 980
Digitizing Mode, input MSPS; Xilinx Virtex-5 SX95T-2 User FPGA; 512 MB
power at -20 dBm) / DDR2 SDRAM
200 MHz to 2700 MHz
frequency: SFDR is
-70 dBc typical (RF
Mode, input power at
-30 dBm)
170 MHz receiver 75 dB (typical @ 1 3U CompactPCI Temperature: 0 to +55°C (forced RF Transceiver operating frequency range from 200
analog bandwidth GHz,10 MHz BW) air-cooled) / -40 to +70 degrees C MHz to 2.7 GHz full duplex; Also features Analog
(conduction-cooled) Devices AD9122 16 bit interpolating DAC at 980
MSPS; Xilinx Virtex-5 SX95T-2 User FPGA; 512 MB
DDR2 SDRAM
200 MHz receiver 20 MHz to 200 MHz 3U CompactPCI Temperature: 0 to +55°C (forced RF Transceiver operating frequency range from 200
analog bandwidth frequency: SFDR is air-cooled) / -40 to +70 degrees C MHz to 2.7 GHz full duplex; Also features Analog
-70 dBc typical (Direct (conduction-cooled) Devices AD9122 16 bit interpolating DAC at 980
Digitizing Mode, input MSPS; Xilinx Virtex-5 SX95T-2 User FPGA; 512 MB
power at -20 dBm) / DDR2 SDRAM
200 MHz to 2700 MHz
frequency: SFDR is
-70 dBc typical (RF
Mode, input power at
-30 dBm)
TEK Microstems, Inc.; Chelmsford, MA, USA; +1 (978) 244 9200; www.tekmicro.com
Aries V6 VME/VXS AD9467 10 16 * 250 MSPS
Atlas V6 VXS ADS5400 4 or 8 12 * 1 GSPS
Tektronix Component Solutions; Beaverton, OR; +1 (503) 627-4133; www.component-solutions.tektronix.com

TADC-1000 Reference Digitizer HFD204 1 or 2 8 6.7 @3GHz 12.5 GS/s or 6.25 GS/s
Texas Instruments; Dallas, TX; +1 (512) 434-1560 ; www.ti/dataconverters.com

ADC12D1800RF ADC12D1800RF 1/2 12 9.3 3600 MSPS /
1800MSPS
ADS42JB69 ADS42JB69 2 16 12.2 250 MSPS
ADS4449 ADS4449 4 14 11.5 250 MSPS
Survey Key – Analog-to-Digital Converters and Cards

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A/D MODEL ENVIRONMENT

Specific analog-to-digital model number; if on a circuit card, Any specific environmental features, such as operational and
indicates the A/D part number. storage temperatures and humidity ranges.
CHANNELS FEATURES
Number of analog-to-digital channels Other functionality for circuit cards
BITS OTHER ABBREVIATIONS USED

Number of analog-to-digital bits • MOSA = modular open system architecture
• LVDS = low-voltage differential signaling
ENOB • t/x = transmit/receive
Number of effective bits
* Indicates answer is classified, not releasable or no information
was provided.
SAMP SPEED
Sample speed in KHz, MHz or GHz
msps = mega samples per second
Gsps or GS/s = giga samples per second
INPUT BAND
The input bandwidth in KHz, MHz or GHz
SPUR April 2015 Product Survey:

Spur free dynamic range
Low Noise Amplifiers
This survey will cover low noise amplifiers (LNAs) for
FORMAT military applications. Please e-mail JEDeditor@naylor.com
to request a survey questionnaire.
If circuit card, 6U, 3U, PMC, XMC or component package type
500 MHz * VME, VXS Operating temp.” -40°C to +85°C 3 Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGAs.
1.5 GHz * VXS Operating temp.” -40°C to +85°C Combines high resolution wideband signal acquisition
and generation with the onboard high density FPGA
processing for a range of radar and Electronic
Warfare applications such as target generation,
jamming, and CM / CCM techniques.
9 GHz 56 dBc @3 GHz 3U card 0-55°C operational; -40° to 70°C FPGA processing, streaming output, PCI interface
storage

2700 MHz 68.1 DDR LVDS -40° to 85° Internal Input Mux, Interleaving Correction
650 90 JESD204.B -40° to 85° JESD204B Subclass 0, 1, 2 compliant; Dither; Internal

Clock Divider; Programmable Input Full Scale Range
500 87 DDR LVDS -40° to 85° 365mW/ch power; 10x10mm BGA
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EW 101
Independently Maneuvering Decoys

Radar Decoys – Part 8
By Dave Adamy
I
ndependently maneuvering decoys
are used to protect both aircraft and DECOYS
ships. Like expendable and towed
decoys, they provide attractive false TARGET
targets for hostile radars at locations
away from the radar’s intended tar-
gets. However, because this type of decoy
maneuvers, it has the advantage that it
can be placed in an optimum location and
moved as required to provide optimum
deception of the enemy radar (and hence
optimum miss distance by an enemy mis-
sile guided by that radar). These decoys Figure 1: Independently maneuvered decoys can imitate the motion of targets to make it more
can be maneuvered by command or can Figure difficult for a radar to distinguish them from targets.
1: Independently maneuvered decoys can imitate the motion of targets to
42 follow preprogrammed trajectories away make it more difficult for a radar actual
totargets, butthem
distinguish if not, they
from should be close enough to require
targets.
from their launching locations. significant processing by the radar to reject decoys.
SATURATION DECOYS DETECTION DECOYS

In the September 2014 “EW 101” column, we discussed satura- Detection decoys, also discussed in the September 2014 col-
tion decoys, which force a hostile radar to either attack a very umn, must by their nature, maneuver independently. They can
large number of targets or to distinguish actual targets from be payloads of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or can be air
decoys. Independently-maneuvering decoys can perform this launched decoys which fly into protected enemy airspace well
mission ideally, since they can move in a realistic imitation of ahead of any controlling or attack aircraft. The decoy payloads
a radar’s intended target as shown in Figure 1. However, they must transmit signals close enough to actual skin returns to
can avoid locations that would place an enemy missile in a po- be accepted as real, high-priority targets by acquisition radars.
sition to reacquire the target or acquire an alternate friendly Note that sophisticated modern radars may apply significant so-
ship or aircraft. Ideally, decoys would be indistinguishable from phistication to their analysis of signals to differentiate between
decoys and real targets. Thus, the decoy
payloads must also be sophisticated. You
may want to review the series of “EW
101” articles from October 2013 to Janu-
Individual Skin Return
TARGET ary 2014 which cover the applications of
Digital RF Memories (DRFMs). Figure 2
compares a real skin return pulse from
an idealized pulse.
The flight paths of these decoy plat-
Combined Returns forms must also accurately imitate at-
tacking aircraft. If successful, a detection
decoy will cause an integrated air defense
system to activate tracking radars. Then,
when the tracking radar is active, it can
be located and bombed or attacked by a
Figure 2: A radar receives several skin returns from different parts of the target. Each return has a
different amplitude and is delayed by its individual round trip path length. radar homing missile.
Figure 2: A radar receives several skin returns from different parts of the target.
Each return has a different amplitude and is delayed by its individual round trip
path length.
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E W101
signal is an accurate enough depiction

of the skin return with enough power
Decoy Acquired
by RADAR advantage over the skin return.
The decoy can, alternately, be ma-
neuvered through the radar’s resolution
cell as shown in Figure 4 to capture the
tracking. Either way, the decoy then
moves away from the target in some op-
Decoy Moves timum direction, taking the resolution
Resolution Cell cell with it. Note that, since an enemy
RADAR’s Away from missile may detonate its warhead on the
Intended Target
decoy, there must be adequate distance
Target
between the decoy and the protected
platform at the time of detonation to
place the platform outside the burst ra-
dius of the missile warhead.
Figure 3: A saturation decoy “seduces” the tracking of a radar away from its intended target and
leads it to another location. SHIP PROTECTION EXAMPLES
There are many examples of indepen-
SEDUCTION DECOYS dently-maneuvered decoys for ship protection. They can be
Seduction decoys are designed to be acquired by radars which mounted on ducted fan platforms or inflatable boats, or can be
Figure 3: A saturation decoy “seduces” the tracking of a radar away from its
are locked onto
intended targets.
target Thisitmeans
and leads thatlocation.
to another the decoy must initially launched from the ship. There are also decoy payloads suspended
be within the radar’s resolution cell. The decoy transmits a signal below manned helicopters. A particularly interesting ship pro-
with the modulation of the skin return but with larger signal tection decoy is the NULKA, as shown in Figure 5. This decoy is
strength. After the decoy is acquired by the radar, it moves away fired from a special launcher on the protected ship and is held
from the target, causing the enemy radar’s resolution cell to leave aloft by a rocket motor. It is not recoverable.
the target location as shown in Figure 3. In each of these cases, the decoy turns on when its platform
Note that some modern tracking radars employ pulse compres- is very near the protected ship and then moves away in an
44 sion. This can be either “chirp” or “Barker code,” as discussed most optimum direction at a speed consistent with the motion of a
recently in the January and February 2014 “EW 101” columns. maneuvering ship. In this way, the decoy captures the tracking
These electronic protection techniques significantly reduce the function of an anti-ship missile and draws the missile toward
effective depth of the threat radar’s resolution cell and thus itself – and thus away from the targeted ship.
make it more difficult for a decoy to activate while it is in the
resolution cell along with the intended target. If an independently AN AIRCRAFT PROTECTION EXAMPLE
maneuvered target is launched from the target location and im- The Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) is an important
mediately activated, it will be acquired by the threat radar if its example of an independently maneuvered decoy. (See figure 6.)
DECOY
DECOY ACQUIRED
BY RADAR HERE
COMPRESSED
RADAR RESOLUTION
CELL
TARGET
RADAR
Figure 4: If a decoy is moved through a radar’s resolution cell and returns more Figure 5: The NULKA decoy is launched from a ship and
signal Figure 4: Ifto
strength a decoy is moved
the radar than through
the skina return,
RADARsitresolution cell and
can capture the returns
radar’s more
tracking then moves away in an optimum direction to lead an anti-
signal strength to the radar than the skin return, it can capture the RADAR’s tracking
function away from the intended target.
function away from the intended target.
ship missile away from its intended target.
Figure 5: The NULKA decoy is launched from a ship and then moves away in
an optimum direction to lead an anti-ship missile away from its intended target.
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It flies like an airplane and

carries a payload that imitates
the airplane’s skin return but
with increased power. Remem-
ber that fooling sophisticated
radars requires sophisticated
circuitry in the decoy in order
for the decoy to be accepted as
a valid target.
The MALD is launched from
the protected aircraft and ma-
neuvers away in an optimum
direction with speed and turn-
ing values consistent with the
capabilities of the protected
aircraft.
Since it is a large decoy, Figure 6: A MALD captures the tracking function of an enemy radar and moves its resolution cell away from
its intended target.
an aircraft will carry very few
MALDs, and they are not recoverable. Thus, they are most ap- MALD-J can also protect an aircraft against modern missile
propriate for use during the terminal phase of a missile attack systems which have “home-on-jam” capability.
or in some situation in which an attack is imminent.
It is interesting to note that there Figure
is also a6:
version
A MALDof the
captures WHAT’S NEXT function of an enemy radar and
the tracking
MALD called the MALD-J which has a jammingmoves its payload. This cell away
resolution Nextfrom
month,its we will starttarget.
intended a (short) new series on radio propa-
jammer is most valuable in a “stand-in” role in which it is gation over water. There are several future column series subjects
f lown nearer to one or more threat radars than the aircraft under consideration: including navigation warfare, high energy
it is protecting. It’s close proximity to the radar allows it microwave and lasers, and low frequency radars. Your comments
to create very significant jamming to signal ratio (J/S) and suggestions are always welcome. Dave Adamy can be reached
to overcome the capabilities of modern threat radars. The at dave@lynxpub.com. a
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JEWOSU Radio Frequency Teleplan AS
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VMAQ-1 Simulation Systems Teligy
Colorado Engineering Inc. Technologies, LLC
VMAQ-2 Radixon Ten-Tec Inc.
COMINT Consulting Intelligent RF Solutions
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$25 elsewhere. Giga-tronics Incorporated ........................ www.go-asg.gigatronics.com/AXIe .....................17
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c/o Association of Old Crows,
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Advanced Modeling and Visualization of Effects (MCS 21), US Navy ....................................................................... 26
for Future Electronic Warfare Systems .......................................... 20 Maxim Integrated, analog-to-digital converters.................................. 36
Advanced Radio Magnetic Powder for Additive Manufacturing............. 22 MBD-567 SIGINT system, Royal Australian Navy.................................. 31
Air Force Research Lab, Information Directorate ................................. 22 Medium Weight Electronic Surveillance Capability (MWESC) ................ 24
AN/SSQ-124(V) COBLU ....................................................................... 29 Mercury Systems, analog-to-digital converters ................................... 38
Analog Devices, analog-to-digital converters...................................... 36 Multi-Channel, High Resolution, High Dynamic Range, Broadband RF
Analog-to-digital converters ............................................................. 35 Mapping System.......................................................................... 19
Annapolis Micro Systems, analog-to-digital converters ....................... 36 New Mid-IR Laser Power Scaling Technology via Fiber Combiner........... 20
ANZAC frigate CESM upgrade, Royal New Zealand Navy........................ 32 Next Generation EW Human Machine Interface (HMI)
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AOC News......................................................................................... 63
ApisSys, analog-to-digital converters, analog-to-digital converters ..... 36 Office of Naval Research ................................................................... 15
Argon ST, Lighthouse 3.0 ................................................................. 28 Office of Naval Research, Aerospace Science Research Division
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Pentek Inc., analog-to-digital converters ........................................... 38
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Project SEA 4000, Royal Australian Navy............................................ 31
AS-4710 High Gain Information Operations antenna, SSEE .................. 29
Qinetiq, MEWS ................................................................................. 24
Automated Terrestrial EMI Emitter Locator for AFSCN Ground Stations . 19
Radar Decoys, Part 8, EW 101 ............................................................ 42
Babcock, Shaman infrastructure and support contract........................ 30
RadioMap, DARPA ............................................................................. 16
Breakdown Resistant Materials for HPM Sources ................................. 19
RF Tactical Alerting System (RF TAS)................................................. 16
Cognitive Algorithm Development for Aircraft Survivability ................ 20
Seaseeker, Royal Navy ...................................................................... 29
Col Mark Mocio, LAIRCM.................................................................... 47
Selex ES, EADR study ........................................................................ 24
50 Controllable Contested Environment (CCE), AFRL ................................ 22
Shaman, Royal Navy ......................................................................... 29
Curtiss-Wright Controls, Defense Solutions,
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Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), EW suite Ship-launched EW Extended Endurance Decoy (SEWEED) ..................... 22
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, RadioMap ...................... 16 Signatec, analog-to-digital converters ............................................... 38
Digital Direction Finding System for the
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EW and SIGINT topics .................................................................. 18
Electronic Warfare Battle Manager Situation Awareness (EWBM-SA) ..... 19
Southwest Research Institute, MBD-567 SIGINT system ....................... 31
Electronic Warfare Circumvent and Recover ....................................... 20
Spectrum Signal Processing, analog-to-digital converters ................... 38
Enhanced Active Decoy Round, study ................................................ 24
SRD-504, Southwest Research Institute ............................................. 33
Exelis, ESM system for Swedish Navy submarines................................ 24
SSEE, Graywing and Paragon enhancements ....................................... 29
GÖLGE, stand-off jammer program ..................................................... 24
Strongbow radio direction finding program, Canadian Navy ................ 32
Hammerhead, Type 23 frigate CESM ................................................... 31
Swedish Navy, ES-3701 submarine ESM system.................................... 24
Hittite Microwave Corp., analog-to-digital converters ......................... 36
TEK Micro, analog-to-digital converters ............................................. 40
Hostile Fire Detection and Neutralization .......................................... 19
Tektronix Component Solutions, analog-to-digital converters .............. 40
Ignition Composition with Low Moisture Susceptibility....................... 22
Texas Instruments, analog-to-digital converters................................. 40
Indian Air Force, Light Combat Aircraft EW ........................................ 24
Thomas H. Jones, Northrop Grumman ................................................ 22
Joint Aircraft Survivability Program, BAA ......................................... 22
True Double-clad Fully Crystalline Laser Fiber Development for DEW
L-3 TRL Technology, Medium Weight Electronic
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–-Surveillance Capability (MWESC) ............................................... 24
Turkey, stand-off jamming system ..................................................... 24
Laser Weapon System Demonstrator ................................................... 15
UAS for EW ...................................................................................... 12
Linear Technology, analog-to-digital converters ................................. 36
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