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RF Threat Simulation in the Open AirRF Threat Simulation in the Open AirPresented to Presented to

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Ronald K. SteppHeadElectronic Combat Range Management DIvision

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13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES See also ADM401231. RTO-MP-SCI-130 Integrated Defensive Aids Systems and Testing (Les systemesintegres d’aide a la defense et les essais), The original document contains color images.

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Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98) Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18

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ECR MISSIONECR MISSION• DEVELOP, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, AND CONTINUOUSLY

IMPROVE A FREE SPACE LABORATORY.

• PROVIDE ENGINEERING, TESTING (DT&E / OT&E), ANALYSIS, AND TRAINING RESOURCES TO: DEVELOPERS, INTEGRATORS, TESTERS, AND USERS OF SYSTEMS THAT COUNTER OR PENETRATE AIR DEFENSES.

• KEY FUNCTIONS ARE:– ACQUIRE / DEVELOP AIR DEFENSE THREATS– ACQUIRE / DEVELOP RANGE INSTRUMENTATION– DEVELOP REQUIRED FACILITIES– OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE RANGE

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TYPES OF TESTSTYPES OF TESTS• ELECTRONIC COUNTER MEASURES (ECM) EFFECTIVENESS

– ACTIVE– PASSIVE

• RADAR WARNING RECEIVERS• MISSILE APPROACH WARNING SYSTEMS• ANTI-RADIATION WEAPONS• TOWED DECOYS• HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP

– MOVING TARGET SIMULATION (SLATE RANGE FACILITY)• EXPENDABLES TESTING

– CHAFF – INFRARED

• UAV / CRUISE MISSILES• TRAINING

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LAS VEGAS

FRESNO

BAKERSFIELD

PALMDALE

DAGGETT

ECRLOCATION

R-2524

ECRLOCATION

R-2524

R-2508 AIRSPACER-2508 AIRSPACE

BISHOP

FT IRWINR-2502

SUPERIORVALLEY

SUPERIORSUPERIORVALLEYVALLEY

R-2506

FT IRWINR-2502

EDWARDS AFBR-2515

EDWARDS AFBR-2515

R-2524R-2524

CHINALAKECHINALAKE

R-2505R-2505

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LAND SPACELAND SPACE

SUPERIORVALLEY

SUPERIORVALLEY

•NATO SITE•NATO SITE

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WINGATE AF TARGET

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WINGATE AF TARGET

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TONAWS

24CHANNELS 36.5 Miles36.5 Miles

29 Miles29 Miles

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKFIBER OPTIC NETWORK

•SEA SITE 1

• LAND SITE 2• LAND SITE 2• Y-SITE

• UAV FAC• UAV FAC

• SEA SITE 3LAND SITE 1SEA SITE 2 • •

• SLATE RANGE• SLATE RANGE

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FOREIGN MILITARYFOREIGN MILITARY

•SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING:

Germany ItalyAustralia CanadaUnited Kingdom NetherlandsSwitzerland SwedenMalaysia KuwaitIsrael South KoreaFinland

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ECR ELEMENTSECR ELEMENTS

THREATSENSORS

ANDEW/ACQRADARS

THREATTHREATSENSORSSENSORS

ANDANDEW/ACQEW/ACQRADARSRADARS TMTM

SLATE RANGE FACILITY

MTS SIMON STARPEX

SLATE RANGE FACILITY

MTS SIMON STARPEX

THREATSAM/AAARADAR

SIMULATORS

THREATTHREATSAM/AAASAM/AAARADARRADAR

SIMULATORSSIMULATORS

THREATCOMMAND

ANDCONTROL

THREATTHREATCOMMANDCOMMAND

ANDANDCONTROLCONTROL

VIDEOAUDIO

DIGITALINSTRUMENTATION

SYSTEM

VIDEOAUDIO

DIGITALINSTRUMENTATION

SYSTEM

GPSTSPI

REFERENCE

GPSTSPI

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NIKETSPI

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NIKETSPI

REFERENCE

OPS CENTER DISPLAYSOPS CENTER DISPLAYS

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSCOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

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TYPES OF SAM SYSTEMSTYPES OF SAM SYSTEMS

COMMANDGUIDANCE RF SEMI-ACTIVE

HOMINGIR

HOMING

COMBINATIONSYSTEM

GUIDANCE

TARGETTRACKTARGETTRACK


ILLUMINATIONILLUMINATION


GUIDANCE

ILLUMINATION

IRENERGY

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THREAT SYSTEMSTHREAT SYSTEMS

• EW/ACQ• AAA• SAM

• Command Guided Missiles• Systems with RF Missile

Seekers• Systems with IR Seekers

• MAWS Stimulation

REAL THREAT SYSTEMS AT ECHO

REAL THREAT SYSTEMS AT ECHO

LONG TRACK

SPOON REST

FLYCATCHER

SA-6 STRAIGHT FLUSH

THIN SKIN FLATFACE

SA-6 TEL

SA-8 LAND ROLL

SA-2 FAN SONG I-HAWK

BASS TILT

EURO-ROLAND

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MATS FFM

POP GROUP

UNIQUE THREAT SYSTEMSUNIQUE THREAT SYSTEMS

TOP DOME

RSDE

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EARLY WARNING ACQUISITION RADARS

EARLY WARNING ACQUISITION RADARS

• Spoon Rest• Flat Face• Long Track

• Height Finder– Thin Skin

All Actual Systems

Systems only have Video & Audio Instrumentation

Thin Skin

Long Track

FlatFace

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West

Radar to MoM Geometry

Seeker Table

MISSILE ON THE MOUNTAIN (MoM)

MISSILE ON THE MOUNTAIN (MoM)

Radar Site

MoM Site

East

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MoM #1MoM #1Missile on a Mountain (MoM) #1

Actual seeker mounted on three axis rate TableTwo modes of operation

Traditional flyout with FMIC modelTest for break lock & major errorsClosest point of approach scoring using differential GPS TSPI

Close Fly ByMeasure angular errors caused by ECM up close with all effectsOne intercept per run- intercept timed to occur as system under test passes in front of dome scored with FMIC Model

Extensive Instrumentation of SeekerOver 200 measured parameters @ 100Hz

3 Axis Rate TableIn MoM Dome

MoM

MoMControl

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1 v 1 - 1 Aircraft verses 1 Threat (FY-04)UV Stimulator, Fire & Forget Missile (FFM), Zoom Optics, Fly-Out Model, Ozone Atmospherics

1 v 2 - 1 aircraft verses 2 threats (FY-05)Adds IR Stimulator, IR Target Array, & IR Atmospherics to 1 v 1 Closed-Loop ability to evaluate IR MWS & directed IR countermeasures

1 v Many - 1 aircraft verses many threats (FY-08)Additional seekers to FFMClosed-Loop ability to evaluate end-game effectiveness for expendables and DIRCM countermeasures

Many v Many - Many aircraft verses many threats (FY-08/09)1 v Many capability against 2 or more aircraft

INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (ICAS)

INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (ICAS)

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3/9/98 Lamps Test DataUV Intensity

FFM WITH

ZOOM LENS

DISAMS FLYOUT

Range

...LASER

Peak Laser3/9/98 Test

As Detected by AAR-47 on a UH-1N Helo

30 meters

Light Box

LINEAR ARRAY

MISSILE PLUME SIGNATURE SIMULATION

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UV STIMULATOR ARRAY CONFIGURATION

UV STIMULATOR ARRAY CONFIGURATION

2000 M

1000M

1000 M

ARRAY 1

ARRAY 3

ARRAY 4

ARRAY 5

15 MNN

30°

ARRAY 2

1. Each array will have 208 v60hz, single phase power dropsSpaced at 50 meter interval.

2. Lamps will be spaced at aMinimum of 30 meter interval.

3. Intersection of arrays 1,2, and3 will contain uv laser and ffmSystems.

LASER

FFM

UV STIM LOCATIONON ROAD TO LS-2

UV STIM LOCATIONON ROAD TO LS-2

IOC SUMMER FY00

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OPS CENTEROPS CENTER

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SLATE RANGE FACILITYSLATE RANGE FACILITY

• SIGNAL MONITORING

• STATIC TARGET GENERATION

• MOVING TARGET SIMULATION

FRONT

BACK

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MOVING TARGET SIMULATOR (MTS)

MOVING TARGET SIMULATOR (MTS)

RECEIVEDSIGNAL

ANGULARMOTION

OPS CENTERDISPLAYS

AND CONTROLS

OPS CENTERDISPLAYS

AND CONTROLS

START/STOPMONITOR

CONTROLS TARGET POSITIONCOLLECTS/PROCESSES TEST DATA

MTSSYSTEMSIGNAL

PROCESSOR

TARGETRANGEDATA

THREATRADAR

SIMULATEDMOVING TARGET

RETURN

TRANSMITTEDTHREAT SIGNAL

SRF

SYSTEMUNDERTEST

SYSTEMRESPONSE

CENTRAL SITEREAL–TIMECOMPUTER

CENTRAL SITEREAL–TIMECOMPUTER

• RWR RESPONSE– ALR-67

• ECM RESPONSE– ASPJ– F-15 TEWS

• ECR DATA PRODUCTS– ALL DATA PRODUCTS

AVAILABLE TO FLIGHT TESTS, ALSO AVAILABLE VIA MTS

• RWR RESPONSE– ALR-67

• ECM RESPONSE– ASPJ– F-15 TEWS

• ECR DATA PRODUCTS– ALL DATA PRODUCTS

AVAILABLE TO FLIGHT TESTS, ALSO AVAILABLE VIA MTS

TRACKING-ERROR

SIGNAL

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ECHO IS DEDICATED TO EC TESTING

ECHO IS DEDICATED TO EC TESTING

• LAND AND AIRSPACE

• AIRSPACE SCHEDULED & CONTROLLED

SUPERIORVALLEY

SUPERIORVALLEY

•NATO SITE•NATO SITE

WINGATE AF TARGET

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WINGATE AF TARGET

•

•SEA SITE 1

• LAND SITE 2• LAND SITE 2

• UAV FAC• UAV FAC

• SEA SITE 3LAND SITE 1LAND SITE 1SEA SITE 2 • •

• SLATE RANGE• SLATE RANGE

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HANGER

OFFICE SPACE

DIRT RUNWAY #2

DIRT RUNWAY #1

MAIN RUNWAY

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• Future threats with multi-mode sensors and seekers will require additional T&E capabilities.

• Complete integration of RF and IR/EO T&E will present new and complex challenges for the ECR team.

RF WEAPON THREAT SIMULATION IN THE OPEN AIR

Conclusions

RF WEAPON THREAT SIMULATION IN THE OPEN AIR

Conclusions

Existing & planned ECR capabilities provide an effective, affordable, and accurate ability to examine installed RF warning and countermeasures equipment.

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