Georgia Tech: Advanced RF Electronic Warfare Principles

Advanced RF Electronic Warfare Principles

Program ID: DEF 2502P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 3.15

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Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
(Georgia Tech Hotel)

Dr. David Flowers

September 27, 2010

October 1, 2010

$1,595.00

Section ID: 10152/220411040

IMPORTANT: This course is classified and all attendees are required to fill out the Need-To-Know Certification and Clearance Form indicating they meet the attendance requirements.

NOTES:
-- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
-- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group.

-- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.

Meeting time(s):
•Monday, September 27, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Tuesday, September 28, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, September 29, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, September 30, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Friday, October 1, 2010 (8:00 AM-12:00 PM)

Course Description

Review advances in radio frequency sensors of threat weapon systems, focusing on radar systems advances that degrade the effectiveness of traditional jamming techniques. Explore new electronic attack technologies that have application against each threat advance. Start at the conceptual level before proceeding to more detailed and useful treatments.

Who Should Attend

Technical personnel involved with electronic warfare or radar system design/operations
Engineers and managers in the specification, procurement, design and development, testing, and operation of electronic attack systems

How You Will Benefit

Learn critical details of major threat radar controlled weapon systems advances
Assess effects of radar system advances on electronic warfare technique effectiveness
Examine how advanced electronic attack techniques operate, performance is measured, degrade advanced radar capabilities, and limit advanced capabilities
Explore how advanced electronic warfare receivers function in the complex radio frequency environment
Describe advances in and the direction of integrated sensor systems
Learn how to trade-off radar cross section reduction with enhanced electronic attack capabilities
Learn the structure of threat weapon systems and associated vulnerabilities

What You Will Cover

Weapon Systems Functionality
Radar System Advances including LPI Radars and Seekers
Advanced Electronic Attack Techniques
Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems
Advanced Electronic Warfare Receiver Processor Systems
Missile System Advances
Advanced Missile Electronic Attack Techniques including Detection of LPI Emitters
Review of Radar Cross Section Prediction, Measurement, and Reduction Techniques
Trade-Off Example of Radar Cross Section Reduction and Electronic Attack Capabilities to Achieve a Specific Mission

Course Materials

Participants receive two books of presentation materials, a complete list of course-related acronyms, a reference bibliography, and a course-related classified paper from the Journal of Defense Research.

Prerequisites

Participants should have a working knowledge of electronic warfare concepts and fundamentals of radar system design.

Security Requirements

Applicants must have SECRET-level clearance, need-to-know certification, and be U.S. citizens. Defense contractors may meet the need-to-know requirement by having the Need-to-Know Certification and Security Clearance form signed by a Department of Defense contracting officer or an official monitoring a classified program. Government personnel can meet the need-to-know requirement by having a supervisor sign the form.

Certificates

This course is an elective for the:

The Instructors

David C. Flowers, a Georgia Tech Research Institute principal research engineer, received his B.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology. He has published more than 80 technical papers and reports, and received the best paper award from DARPA's Journal of Defense Research in 1990. He is an IEEE Fellow.

Philip West, Georgia Tech Research Institute principal research engineer, has been working on radar-signal processing, radar-target tracking, emitter geolocation and ECM design since 1983. He has published more than 25 technical papers, book chapters, and reports on EW and radar development. He earned his B.S.E.E. from the University of Maryland at College Park, and his M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Phillip E. Pace, Professor and Director of the Center for Joint Services Electronic Warfare at the Naval Postgraduate School Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he has earned several awards, including the Association of Old Crows Academic Training Award (1995), received multiple patents, and written numerous technical papers and publications, including two books: Detecting and Classifying Low Probability of Intercept Radar, Artech House (2004), and Advanced Techniques for Digital Receivers, Artech House (2000). Previous work experience includes Hughes Aircraft Company Radar Systems Division and General Dynamics Air Defense Systems Division. His research and teaching interests include high speed signal processing in electronics and warfare applications, radar systems, digital receivers, and LPI emitters. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Ohio University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati.

Doug Dennison, Senior Research Engineer with the Georgia Tech Research Institute Signature Technology Laboratory (GTRI-STL) since 2000. He earned his B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. from the University of Alabama, and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Tom McDermott, Associate Director director of Georgia Tech Research Institute's Systems Engineering Laboratory and GTRI principal research engineer, has 22 years of experience in the development and management of complex systems, focusing on aircraft avionics, mission planning, and command and control. He holds a B.S. in physics and M.S. in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.