Course description
To provide the students with an understanding of the principles, design and analysis of the electronic threats to radar and EO/IR systems and how they may be protected.
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
This course is suitable for officers seeking to fill appointments concerned with military guided weapons systems in the MOD and trials and training establishments. In particular the course is designed for employees within the MOD, the Armed Forces, and the international defence industry to enable them to work more effectively in the fields of designing and specifying realistic/system requirements for the control of guided weapon systems.
Students must have successfully completed the Guided Weapons Propulsion and Aerodynamics Theory in order to take this as a Short Course for Credit. There are no prerequisites if taken as a Standalone Short Course.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What you will learn
On successful completion of this module you will should be able to:
- Critically assess the choice of electronic defence measures against specified GW threats and evaluate how a GW may behave to counter such defences,
- Evaluate the performance of RF DEW systems and assess their suitability in counter-GW applications,
- Evaluate the performance of LASER DEW systems and assess their suitability in counter-GW applications,
- Analyse the impact of DEW systems on the performance and effectiveness of missile systems.
Training Course Content
Core content
- RF Countermeasures (including stealth) and counter-countermeasures, RF directed energy weapons, RF protection measures,
- EO/IR countermeasures (including stealth) and counter-countermeasures, laser directed energy weapons, laser countermeasures and electro-optic protection measures,
- Missile sensor and airframe damage assessment and impact on kinematic and dynamic performance.
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