EW Europe 2018: Preparing for radar 'war modes'
For pilots and crew, survival in the air is increasingly reliant on the ability to use electronic warfare tactics and technology to avoid and counter the threat posed by today's complex enemy radars and radar-guided missiles.
Being able to monitor, identify, locate and defeat enemy signals is vital when it comes to operating effectively in complex and congested environments. This is growing in importance as peer threats, including Russia and China, deploy advanced radar-guided missiles that far exceed the range and capabilities of 'heat-seeking' missiles.
However, according to Fiona Clark, EW operational capability lead at Leonardo, the enemy threat signals we know
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