Tunable Compact NLTL Based RF Sources for DEW Applications

The development of High-Power Radio Frequency (HPRF) EW/DEW has advanced significantly in recent years.Ā However, current high power EW/DEW systems are not developed to a point that they maybe fielded on smaller more versatile aircraft and lower lift rotary wing platforms where they would be capable of making a greater impact for the warfighter and bridging the gap between traditional EW and DEW. A HPM capability that bridges the gap between traditional EW and jamming if integrated on a multi-mission capable aircraft would be a transformational capability by allowing electronic attack and defeat against a wider range of wireless communication targets, networks, soft targets, and offensive targeting system with less chance of collateral damage than typical KE munitions.Ā Integrated Solutions For Systems (IS4S)¢in concert with Metamagnetics (MTMGX) developed a compact HPM EW/DEW source suitable for integration into a format compatible with a traditional aircraft underwing pod. The Phase I effort demonstrated significant promise in the IS4S-MTMGX teamsÆ ability to develop a new compact tunable narrowband radio frequency source for future EW/DEW applications and we will continue to mature this technology during the Phase II effort.