Communications Jamming Course

This course addresses key elements of communications jamming and will provide delegates with a sound understanding and appreciation of the complexities of communications jamming in a range of operational scenarios and against various signal types.

The course will be delivered with a blend of theory and progressive practical lessons to consolidate knowledge and skills.

What you will learn:

• Introduction to Electromagnetic Attack within EW
• Mathematics related to communications jamming – Exponents, metric prefixes, logarithms and decibels
• Space/direct wave propagation including: – Propagation losses using the line-of-sight and two-ray propagation loss models – Fresnel zones
• Communications and Electromagnetic Attack antennas – Principles and terminology associated with electromagnetic radiation – Principles of various communications and jamming antennas: half-wave dipole, monopole, Logarithmic Periodic Array, discone and parabolic reflector
• Principles of communications jamming – Jamming networks – Jamming analogue and digital signals – Jamming-to-Signal (J/S) ratio including operational calculations – Burn-through range including calculations
• Types of jamming and systems – Including: spot, barrage, swept, partial band, responsive and follower jamming – Different jamming techniques including: self-protection, stand-off and stand-in jamming – Different types of jamming systems
• Ground-based and airborne communication jamming – Man-portable, vehicle-based, mast elevated, expendable and airborne
• Jamming of Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) threat signals – Basics of Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum and Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum – Jamming methods used against LPI signals
• Satellite communications jamming and GSM jamming – Introduction to SATCOM and GSM communications – Methods of SATCOM jamming and GSM jamming – Spoofing and GPS jamming
• Jamming planning process – tasks involved during each stage of the jamming planning process
• Electromagnetic Protect and anti-jamming – Active methods of EP (technical and tactical) – Passive methods of EP (technical, tactical and training)
• Radar jamming – Jamming and deception techniques
• Counter-Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (C-RCIED) Jamming – The RCIED threat, principles of ECM, jamming techniques, interoperability, development cycle
• Various syndicate based practical exercises to consolidate knowledge

Who should attend?

Military and government civilian EW practitioners engaged in communication jamming activities

Course duration

2 Week

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