Electronic Warfare

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Electronic Warfare
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Electronic Warfare

• is the use of the electromagnetic spectrum to
  deny its use by an adversary. -wikipedia.org

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Electronic Warfare

• is the use of the electromagnetic spectrum to
  deny its use by an adversary. -wikipedia.org
• Employs technology to interfere or jam an
  adversarys communications system

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Electromagnetic Bombs, or E-Bombs
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Electromagnetic Bombs, or E-Bombs

• A form of electronic warfare

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Electromagnetic Bombs, or E-Bombs

• A form of electronic warfare
• Employs electromagnetic force, one of the four
  fundamental forces

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The Vircator

• Virtual Cathode Oscillator

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The Vircator

• Virtual Cathode Oscillator
• Most popular of the various HPM, or high-powered
  microwave, devices

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The Vircator

• Virtual Cathode Oscillator
• Most popular of the various HPM, or high-powered
  microwave, devices
• Vacuum tube

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The Vircator Deployed in a Bomb

• Wide lethal range

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The Vircator Deployed in a Bomb

• Wide lethal range
• Its electromagnetic pulse can be generated
  without the need for a nuclear explosion

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The Vircator Deployed in a Bomb

• Has the ability to render useless any electronic
  equipment exposed to its pulse

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Defending Against The Vircator And Other HPM
Devices

• The Faraday cage

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Defending Against The Vircator And Other HPM
Devices

• The Faraday cage
• Prevents the electromagnetic field from gaining
  access to protected equipment

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Vulnerability of The Faraday Cage

• Protected equipment must be linked with the
  outside world data and power

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Vulnerability of The Faraday Cage

• Protected equipment must be linked with the
  outside world data and power
• Data fiber optics power ongoing problem

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References

• http//science.howstuffworks.com/e-bomb1.htm
• http//www.globalsecurity.org
• http//www.wikipedia.org
• http//www.answers.com
• http//hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/
  funfor.html
• The Economist, 30 January 2003
• The Electrical Nature of Storms, Donald MacGorman
  and W David Rust