Airbus Defence & Space to Update Germany’s Radar Jammers

Airbus Defence and Space04.11.2014 Europe
Airbus Defence & Space to Update Germany’s Radar Jammers

Airbus Defence & Space to Update Germany’s Radar Jammers

Facebook icon
Twitter icon
LinkedIn icon
Google icon
e-mail icon
Airbus Defence and Space is updating the radar jammer systems used by the German Armed Forces to train radar operators and pilots. This means the German Armed Forces are bringing their own capabilities for combating electronic jamming attacks in line with the increasing capabilities offered by new technologies.

Airbus Defence and Space have already delivered four jammer systems to GFD (Gesellschaft für Flugzieldarstellung mbH). The multi-frequency jammer systems based on DRFM technology (DRFM = Digital Radio Frequency Memory) simulate electronic jamming attacks, with the help of which, for example, processes can be developed to protect aircraft from radar-guided missile attacks. Conversely, operators of air defence radars train to combat such jamming attacks in order to keep air defence systems functioning despite electronic countermeasures (ECM).

At GFD, the jammer systems are housed in a pod positioned under the wings of Learjet aircraft. The jammer systems can be integrated into other flying platforms at any time.

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe’s number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.

Caption: The training jammer system developed by Airbus Defence and Space is housed in a pod and can be easily used with various platforms. (Photo: Airbus Defence and Space)

 



 
 

Latest events

Latest Issues

 

THE WORLD DEFENSE ALMANAC 2023