Advanced EW Systems with Machine Learning

This lecture will provide an introduction to electronic warfare (EW) concepts and principles. The intent is familiarize the audience with EW concepts and achieve an understanding of how EW is used to interrupt radar processing chains. This will include a general discussion on the EW field, including applications outside radar specific uses and terminology widely used within the field. A historical development of the EW field will be presented to motivate importance and historical use. Basic EW techniques (e.g. noise, range/velocity techniques, etc.) with associated effects on nominal radars will be presented/discussed to ensure an understanding of the technical underpinnings of EW. Building on the basic techniques, a brief discussion on concepts in advanced EW systems and current research will be presented. The discussion will conclude by briefly presenting the revolutionary impact of cognitive and AI/ML processes on EW, which will serve as a lead in to Karen Haigh's discussion on Cognitive EW.