Electronic Attack & Self-Protection System for Airborne, Ground & Maritime Platforms
The modern battlefield is fraught with new challenges that must be met by the most advanced Spectrum Warfare
Solutions. The growing demand to operate and collect accurate intelligence in Highly Hostile Environments has led to the development of the Light SPEAR solution, a member of the SPEAR family.
Utilizing Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT - operational experience and cutting-edge technology, the SPEAR family
is based on a number of unified digital ELINT & ECM systems, each applicable to a set of operational requirements and platform constraints.
Light SPEAR – an ESM & ECM solution for airborne, ground and maritime platforms – is a compact EW system based on multiple DRFM channels, working in parallel and covering a wide spectrum. The system's 3U VPX standard allows simple integration with an array of transmitters and platforms – and its low Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) consumption makes it an ideal EW system for multiple operational platforms.
Key Benefits
Key Features
- Cutting edge protection that jams to suppress and defeat enemy air defense and communication systems
- T/R configuration – integrated with a T/R (Transmitter/ Receiver), allows basic self-protection capabilities
- SSPA configuration – Solid State Phased Array, enables high power narrow beam-steered transmitters on a wide spectrum range
- Based on multiple DRFM and RF Surface-Mount Technology (SMT) allows reduction of SWaP and cooling demands
- Full band coverage (Low band to 18 GHz, optional MMW)
- High sensitivity and Probability of Intercept, with full band coverage
- Provision for Millimetre-Wave Receiver technology
- Search, intercept, identify and locate transmitting elements covering a wide spectrum
- Dual receiving channels supporting multiple optional location techniques (TOA, DD)
- Supports data links and operator interface to fully utilize and operate the system in a real-time, dense theatre
- High Probability of Intercept with multi-channel DRFM working in parallel on full band coverage
- Generic controller operational in a wide range of military applications, from ground and marine ECM applications to a unified aerial EW suite
- Digital Receiver and RF Memory (DRFM) embedded into a single compact LRU
- Modes of operation: Standby, Manual, Semi-Automatic, Automatic
- Interface to RWR for Automatic / Semi-Automatic Dispensing
- Advanced color displays on Head-Up Displays (HUD), Tactical Situation Displays (TSD), and Helmet-Mounted Systems (HMS)
- Training tools to simulate operational environment according to customer specifications for full training of crew on EW system
- Loading and debriefing tool for operational and training purposes
