Electronic Warfare for the Digitized Battlefield

Explores the communications aspect of electronic warfare and presents the major technical issues that drive the practice of land EW to help you with your work in the field. This authoritative new resource explores the communications aspect of electronic warfare and presents the major technical issues that drive the practice of land EW to help practitioners with their work in the field. The book offers a detailed understanding of the structure of tactical communications electronic warfare systems, the relationship between these systems and their targets, and the likely future development path of land electronic warfare. Written in a clear, easy-to-understand style, with accessible descriptions of tactical communications EW techniques, the book is a great reference for technical and non-technical professionals alike. Frater and Ryan (both electrical engineering, Australian Defence Force Academy) examine the issues related to the effect of electronic warfare on the business of command and control on the modern digitized battlefield. Their focus is on the components and techniques employed at the tactical level of ground warfare. Coverage includes, for example, network- centric warfare, tactical trunk communications, electronic protection, and directed-energy weapons.

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This work explores the communications aspect of electronic warfare and presents the major technical issues that drive the practice of land EW to help practitioners with their work in the field. It also offers an understanding of the structure of tactical communications electronic warfare systems. Throughout history, technological, political, and social advances have caused profound shifts in military doctrine, organization, strategy, and tactics.