8.7 EW Flashcards
EW Branches
Electronic Attack (EA)
Electronic Protect (EP)
Electronic Support (ES)
ES
Search for intercept, and identify targets using the Electromagnetic Spectrun (EMS)
Used to find:
COMINT
ELINT
FISINT
EW Watch Team
EW Supervisor (EWS)
EW Operator
Ship’s Signal Exploitation Space (SSES)
EA
Use of Electromagnetic Energy to attack or defend personnel and facilities
EA Offensive methods
Offensive:
Jamming
Anti-Radiation Missiles
Directed Energy Weapon
EA Defensive methods
Defensive:
Burn through
Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff (SRBOC) - 214 Seduction, 245 Giant IR
Mk 53 NULKA
Flares
EP
Actions taken to protect personnel, facilities, and equipment from the use of the EMS
Frequency agility, Variable pulse repetition
IWC
“Q”
Lays out guidelines to utilize the EMS to support all of the branches of EW
AN/SLQ-32(V)
Provide on-ship defense against anti-ship missiles and targeting platforms.
Able to read electronic signals to determine what kind of platform you are picking up
Military Deception (MILDEC)
Confuse or mislead the enemy about ownship or owncourse
EMCON
Passive Countermeasures System (PCMS)
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
Any EM disturbance that interrupts, obstructs, or otherwise degrades or limits the use of the EMS
Man-Made EMI
Transmitters
Power Generation
Electric Controllers
Oscillators
Natural EMI
Solar flare
Thunderstorms
Ducting
Methods to control EMI
Equipment location
Equipment shielding
System/Equipment grounding
Interconnection cabling
Source of Power
EWS
Supervises the EW Operator/assists in evaluating intercepted electronic emissions
