Introduction to Modern EW Systems, Second Edition

In answer to great demand, Artech House is proud to present this newly revised and updated edition of the bestselling book, Introduction to Modern EW Systems . The second edition has been greatly expanded to include a wealth of new material, from remote piloted airborne systems, directed energy weapons, and noncooperative air surveillance, to electronic warfare (EW) radar band sensor next generation architectures, real-time data links, and smart jamming.

This authoritative resource presents the latest EW techniques and technologies related to onboard military platforms. Practitioners gain expert design guidance on technologies and equipment used to detect and identify emitter threats, offering an advantage in the never-ending chess game between sensor-guided weapons and EW systems. This unique book provides deeper insight into EW system principles of operation and their mathematical descriptions, arming professionals with better knowledge for their specific design applications.

Moreover, readers get practical information on how to counter modern communications data links that provide connectivity and command flow among the armed forces in the battlefield. Taking a sufficiently broad perspective, this comprehensive volume offers a panoramic view of the various physical domains - RF, infrared, and electronics - that are present in modern electronic warfare systems. This in-depth book is supported with over 340 illustrations and more than 450 equations.