Title :
2 to 18 GHz, MPM-based high-power transmitter suite for military airborne ECM applications
Author :
Shandas, Meppalli K.
Author_Institution :
dB Control, Fremont, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the development effort for a very compact suite of high-power transmitters for military airborne electronic countermeasure (ECM) applications. The suite consists of four individual MPM-based, 2 to 7 GHz and 6 to 18 GHz, CW and pulse transmitters covering the 2 to 18 GHz frequency range. Each transmitter is a compact line replaceable unit (LRU) with all associated features. dB Control developed, tested, and qualified this transmitter suite in 15 months. This paper´s primary emphasis is on the design of highly reliable, vacuum electron device (VED) products for extreme environments, and also includes details of development and qualification activities. In conclusion, the paper outlines current production activities of this transmitter suite.
Keywords :
electronic countermeasures; military systems; radio transmitters; CW transmitters; frequency 2 GHz to 18 GHz; high-power transmitter; line replaceable unit; microwave power modules; military airborne electronic countermeasure; pulse transmitters; vacuum electron device; Assembly; Electronic countermeasures; Power amplifiers; Power supplies; Qualifications; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Solid state circuits; Testing; Transmitters; ECM; Electronic Countermeasure; LRU; Line Replaceable Unit; MPM; Microwave Power Module; Transmitter Suite;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2009. IVEC '09. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3500-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3501-2
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2009.5193432
