AFSAT Electronic Countermeasures Technical Training (ECTT)

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

AFSAT Electronic Countermeasures Technical Training (ECTT)

Course Description

The Electronic Countermeasures Technical Training course provides an unclassified and open source examination of offensive and defensive electronic attack (EA) concepts. The curriculum also explores the use of mission data files (MDFs) in EA operations.

Course Content

     TOPIC – Introduction

  • Course Overview (goals, syllabus and history)

     TOPIC– Electronic Protection (EP) Concept Review

  • Intro to EP and various EP Techniques
  • Threat Radar Pulse Processing
  • Current Radar EP Capabilities
  • Future Radar Trends

     TOPIC– EA Concept Review

  • EA Concepts & Employment Review
  • EA Analytical & Engineering Tools
  • EA Systems

     TOPIC– EA Techniques Review

  • Jamming Methods
  • Jam-to-Signal Ratio
  • EA Techniques

     TOPIC– Mission Planning Considerations Relevant to EA

  • Terminology/Definitions
  • Strike Mission Planning
  • Example Aircrew Threat Mitigation Checklist
  • Example Aircrew Threat System Whiteboard

     TOPIC– Intelligence Preparation

  • Intelligence Scenario
  • Mission Brief Preparation
  • Target Study / Threat Study

     TOPIC– NEWS Jammer

  • Basic Self Protection Jammer Functions
  • MACE NEWS Jammer

     TOPIC– MDF and Evaluation Tools

  • NEWS Jammer MDFG Tool Functionality
  • MDFG Tool Instructor Demo
  • NEWS Jammer MDFE Tool Functionality
  • MDFE Tool Instructor Demo
  • MACE for T&E

     TOPIC– Course Summary, Critique

Requirements & Materials

Materials

Provided (student will receive)

  • Provided laptop with access to lessons and all course material
  • Course handbook (hard copies of all module slides)
  • Textbooks and software (as referenced in the syllabus)

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for military personnel, government contractors, and defense industry workers interested in gaining an understanding of EA concepts and operations.

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What You Will Learn

  • Application of offensive and defensive EA concepts
  • Review and analysis of an electronic order of battle (EOB) as part of a military operation
  • Development and presentation of threat briefs based on EOB to support MDF generation
  • Threat parameters required to support MDF generation based on EOB
  • Evaluation of EA system requirements and capability gaps based on EOB
  • MDF generation tool for developing a NEWS Jammer MDF
  • Modeling and simulation tools to verify and validate MDF effectiveness
  • Development and presentation of a NEWS Jammer Defensive Mission Guide (DMG)
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How You Will Benefit

  • Understand EA and ways EA impact real-world operations.
  • Learn how EA relates to electronic warfare reprogramming and the IKR program.
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