The Future of Land-Based EW Eyal Danan, VP General Manager EW SIGINT & Comm. Division Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 1
The Dual Nature of Conflicts Clear, Defined, Limited Battlefield Saturated Civilian Environment, High Level of Background Noise Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 2
The Dual Nature of Conflicts - The Means Military, Identified, Kinetic, Local, Destroying Nation States, Foreigners Anonymous/Civilian GSM/HF/WiFi Comm Drones Small units, Agility, low footprint Non-State Actors, Home Grown Terrorists, Proxies Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 3
The Dual Nature of Conflicts The nature of conflicts is more complex Dual nature of conflicts The solutions needs to include the capabilities to adapt to different scenarios Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 4
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Modern EW systems Fast deployment, On-The-Move Intelligence Blue area COMJAM COMJAM Front Unit J COMINT 3D HF DF V/UHF Jammers HF Jammers VHF/UHF COMINT S S Front Unit J Tactical HF DF HQ S S s Red area Border J COMINT COMINT 3D HF DF Man-Pack COMINT Stand in Airborne COM-JAM Stan-In Intelligence On-The-Move WideBand Network Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 10
Main Components: Software Defined SIGINT Sensor Software Defined Sensor Common Hardware for all COMINT / C-ESM application Supporting all relevant applications: DF TDOA Monitoring VU Monitoring HF COMJAM Easy configurability Upgradeability Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 11
COMINT Vs. EA - Jam or Intercept The COMINT Challenge - to Expose the Rival Network through the Spectrum Problematic Coexistence The EA Challenge - to Jam the Rival Network without effecting blue force SIGINT capabilities Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 12
Focused Jamming the key for dual active/passive operation Focused Jamming on rival communication capabilities while Minimize the damage to friendly intelligence capabilities Active Stand in focused airborne Jamming Passive Stand in Manpack COMINT Tactical Wide Band Communication Passive Stand off HF/VUHF COMINT Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 13
Main Components: EA UAS Jammer ( Flying Antenna ) Compact Full Band Coverage (30-3,000MHz) Fast mission changes Jammer / Transponder Specially designed antennas array Adjustable Footprint Two man Operation only Simple maintenance Navigation camera Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 14
Main Components: EA UAS Jammer ( Flying Antenna ) 3Km 5Km 1Km 1Km 3Km 5Km 100-150Km Flight level exceeding 18,000 feet Operation distance of 100Km Typical long endurance of 20 Hours Geographical Footprint is proportional to UAS altitude Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 15
Main Components; HF Direction Finder Compact Mobile Ground based Airborne Tactical HF 3D Direction Finder Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 16
Tactical Manpack- Portable Geo-Location Frequency range Detection range Mission duration 30-500 MHz up to 5 km 30 hours w/o recharge Gap Filler/ Stand-In operation Weight 1-2 kg Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 18
System overview Easy to operate and deploy Automatic wideband detection and acquisition TDOA based location Handles multiple targets simultaneously Long hours continuous operation without recharge Light weight and low profile (concealed) Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 19
Main Components: Wideband Communication High Bandwidth, LTE based, independent and secure communication system : Enabling rich data gathering and integration: SIGINT, IO, Imagery Real Time Battle Management System for commanders Complete integration between all assets in the theatre (soldiers, systems, sensors, etc.) Broadband applications in the field (Video, Voice, GIS, Mission files, HD) Enables real-time sensor-to-shooter Real time intelligence to the maneuvering forces On-The-Move Local LTE Clouds with Backhaul Capability Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 20
TAC-4G: One Device - All Applications Additional Apps Camera Sensors Photos Intelligence Video / VC C4I & Location Services Secured Remote Office RoIP Phone calls/sms Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 21
Various network nodes types OTM Tactical Node OTH Mobile Node Vehicle TacMAN Omni antennas High gain directional antennas Man-Pack TacMAN LTE the ultimate communication solution for Land operations Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 22
Summary Changing arena require an adaptive array of solutions and capabilities: Robust spectrum coverage: HF/VHF/UHF/Cellular Ground/Airborne capabilities Stand in/stand off operations Active/Passive Intelligence production & Jamming co-existence via multiplatform operation Wide Band Communication to support rich data and advanced BMS applications Software defined building blocks to adapt to changing scenarios Proprietary Information of IAI Slide 23