This chapter discussed self-protection jamming and developed the fundamental on-board self-protection jamming equation. We examined noise (wideband random amplitude and phase) self-protection jamming, false target (radar-like waveform) self-protection jamming, and expendable self-protection jamming (passive and active), their effects on the radar, and the metrics used to describe their performance. We concluded by looking at other self-protection jamming techniques used to deceive target tracking radar systems. Of course, the radar community does not sit idly by while the EW community renders its radar system useless. Numerous EP techniques have been developed in an attempt to preserve the radar system's target detection, measurement, and tracking capability and performance in the presence of EA. EP techniques are discussed in detail in Chapter 12.

Chapter Contents:

• 10 Self-Protection Jamming Electronic Attack
• 10.1 Self-Protection Jamming Principles
• 10.2 Self-Protection Jamming Equation
• 10.2.1 Constant Gain Jammer
• 10.3 Self-Protection Noise Jamming
• 10.3.1 Self-Protection Noise Jamming in the Radar Receiver
• 10.6 Other Self-Protection Jamming Deception Techniques
• 10.3.2 Self-Protection Noise Jamming Metrics
• 10.7 Summary
• 10.4 Self-Protection False Target Jamming
• 10.8 Exercises
• 10.4.1 Self-Protection False Target Jamming in the Radar Receiver
• 10.4.2 Self-Protection False Target Jamming Metrics
• 10.9 References
• 10.5 Self-Protection Expendables
• 10.5.1 Passive Expendables
• 10.5.2 Passive Expendable Equation
• 10.5.3 Passive Expendable Metric
• 10.5.4 Active Expendables
• 10.5.5 Active Expendable Equation
• 10.5.6 Active Expendable Metric

Inspec keywords: target tracking; radar detection; radar tracking; military radar; jamming

Other keywords: EW community; radar tracking capability; target tracking radar systems; false target self-protection jamming; radar system target detection; radar measurement; noise self-protection jamming; EP techniques; expendable self-protection jamming; on-board self-protection jamming equation

Subjects: Radar equipment, systems and applications; Electronic warfare; Radar and radiowave systems (military and defence); Signal detection