The US military is quickly realizing that modernization efforts for RF and microwave components are necessary in order to keep pace with advancing adversaries, and major component suppliers are ready for the challenge.
Challenges exist in electronic warfare (EW) such as jamming, intercepting, and counterattacks against Warfighters with deployed electronic reinforcement on the battlefield, and radar systems primarily used in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) both of which create incredibly specific and challenging design requirements for suppliers. SWaP innovations have already begun to change the military RF and microwave game in notable ways and will arguably act as the first step toward the complete modernization of EW components, according to leading industry suppliers.
Engineers are being tasked with designing innovative ways to shrink, cool, and speed up EW operating systems with reduced SWaP limitations remaining a constant factor in the design of military capabilities spanning beyond just RF and microwave components.
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Credit: Emma Helfrich, Military Embedded Systems
