Lesson 15 — Electromagnetic Protect

Flip the seat back to the radar's side of the duel. A radar must radiate to work, so EP keeps it useful while giving the threat as little as possible — low-probability-of-intercept waveforms, frequency and polarization agility, and side-lobe management.

Reading

Electromagnetic Protect

The EP dilemma, LPI and the $G_p=B\tau$ advantage, frequency and polarization agility, and side-lobe defenses.

Flashcards

Review deck

Key terms and relations from the lesson, in a self-test deck.

Demo

Agility and Side-lobes

Hop the carrier to escape a spot jammer and force it into a diluted barrage, then null a side-lobe path.

Pre-flight

Pre-flight quiz

Pre-class check, due before the lesson. Counts toward your IP grade.