Software-defined radio electronic warfare (EW) to detect improvised explosives offered by Allen-Vanguard

OTTAWA – Allen-Vanguard Ltd. in Ottawa is introducing enhancements to the company's RF multi-function cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA) system on module to counter RF-enabled threats like unmanned aircraft and improvised explosives.

The enhanced CEMA electronic system-on-module capitalizes on analog signal processing electronic warfare (EW) technology, developed for the Allen-Vanguard future program of systems called the NXT family. It delivers a mixed-signal front-end technology and RF processing in RF threat detect and defeat capability.

RF sampling without tuners

This technology enables direct RF sampling without the use of tuners across the RF spectrum used by hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and radio-controlled roadside bombs.

This technology, based on software-defined radio for EW detect-and-defeat applications, comprises of an RF system on module (SOM) and a customizable product-specific application interface card to detect, protect, and defeat a wide range of threats.

For more information contact Allen-Vanguard online at www.allenvanguard.com.