THE HIGH I-Q EXPENDABLE JAMMER

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SMART EXPENDABLE JAMMER. USING THE PROPOSED APPROACH THE US ARMY WILL HAVE AVAILABLE A JAMMER WHICH IS FAR SUPERIOR IN PERFORMANCE TO THE EXPENDABLE JAMMERS CURRENTLY AT ITS DISPOSAL. THE PROPOSED "HIGH I-Q" EXPENDABLE JAMMER IS AN INEXPENSIVE, LOW POWER, JAMMER WHICH ENABLES A FREQUENCY HOPPING SIGNAL TO BE FOLLOWED SO THAT THE TOTAL JAIMUING POWER CAN BE CONCENTRATED OVER A SPECIFIED NARROW BANDWIDTH. IN ADDITION, THIS JAMMER CAN FOCUS ON A TARGET WITHIN A ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLED 60 DEGREE SECTOR. THUS, THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH GREATLY INCREASES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EXPENDABLE JAMMER. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL INCLUDE A HIGH LEVEL DESIGN, A SIMULATION TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE DESIGN APPROACH, AND A MORE DETAILED DESIGN FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING COST. THE HIGH I-Q EXPENDABLE JAMMER WILL BE BUILT AND TESTED IN PHASE II.