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Chapter 13: EW: Electronic Support Measures
The listening pillar of EW: how ESM systems detect and identify emissions, with the Radar Warning Receiver and the Missile Approach Warning System.
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13.1Introduction
Electronic Support Measures (ESM, Electronic Support Measures ) are the sensory pillar of EW: intercepting, direction-finding and identifying the opponent's transmissions, in support of immediate operational decisions — warning, evading,…
Read §13.1 →13.2Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
The RWR is a set of ears around the aircraft. It hears radars, recognises them by their "voice" and tells the crew who is looking, from which direction and how dangerous it is.
Read §13.2 →13.3Missile Approach Warning System
The Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) answers the question the RWR leaves open: is a missile actually coming at me? A SARH missile gives itself away indirectly through the CW illumination ( Semi-Active Radar Homing ), but a passive…
Read §13.3 →13.4Conclusion
The essence of this chapter — and at the same time the end of the whole learning path:
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