Introduction to Modern EW Systems, 2nd Edition (de Martino, A.) [Book review

Abstract

This book begins with an introduction of the threat systems that electronic warfare is meant to counter. An in-depth review of modern radars, communications, and electrooptical sensors includes insightful explanations of several advanced topics, including low probability of intercept (LPI) waveforms, synthetic aperture radar, and various flavors of multiple input multiple output radar. These detailed investigations lay the groundwork for the latter half of the book. The chapters on electronic warfare support methods investigate detection of LPI waveforms, specific emitter identification, and passive direction finding. The big dividends arrive in the final chapters of the book, with discussions of advanced electronic attack techniques needed to counter the advanced radars and electrooptical systems introduced earlier. The book offers detailed explanations of electronic warfare technologies and applications that are accompanied by many useful figures and plot graphs. This book, however, is not without its flaws. The gems of insight are at times adrift in a rough sea of highly inconsistent editing. The first chapter is especially egregious in this matter, with many equations containing variables whose meaning is never explained, or explained only in figures several page distant. if you are seasoned practitioner, or you are looking for advice in analyzing and designing EW systems, then I do recommend this book. The book contains a wealth of practical information, communicated via insightful figures, equations, and tables. There is plenty to learn here, even for a veteran electronic warfare engineer.