Course Details
Fundamental Principles of Electronic Warfare (EW 101) | On-Demand Course
Continuing Education Units (CEUs): 13.5
Description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of electronic warfare (EW), covering the foundational concepts required to understand modern EW systems and operations. Topics include EW fundamentals, RF mathematics, antennas and receivers, emitter detection and geolocation, radar systems, and electronic attack and protection techniques. The course combines theory with practical examples to build intuition and analytical skills applicable to real-world EW problems.
Who Should Attend: Engineers, analysts, program managers, and military personnel seeking a foundational understanding of electronic warfare. Ideal for those new to EW or professionals transitioning into EW-related roles.
Course Objectives
Agenda:
- EW Principles & Overview
- Math for Electronic Warfare
- Antennas, Receivers & Signal Processing
- Search and Emitter Location
- Radar Characteristics
- Electronic Attack Concepts & Calculations
- Jamming Techniques and Electronic Protection
- Chaff, Decoys, and IR/EO Threats & Countermeasures
Learning Objectives
- Outcome 1: An understanding of the core principles of electronic warfare, including RF fundamentals, radar basics, and the roles of electronic support, attack, and protection.
- Outcome 2: Hands-on familiarity with solving introductory EW problems using MATLAB/Octave, enabling students to perform calculations, visualize RF behavior, and build intuition through computational analysis.
- Outcome 3: The ability to apply foundational EW concepts to real-world scenarios, using analytical and computational tools to better understand system performance and tradeoffs.
Required Materials
Please bring a laptop, and have either MATLAB (https://www.mathworks.com/) or Octave (https://www.octave.org/) installed on your computer. The Instructor, Chuck Quintero, will give out a Google drive link to download the MATLAB/Octave simulations and lecture notes.
Purchase
Course Pricing
AOC Member – $750
Non-Member – $1,000
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AOC Professional Development Virtual Course Cancellation Policy
We cannot issue refunds for our virtual courses. We can provide the recording link of the course if you are unable to attend the live course at its given date/time.
Instructor
Chuck Quintero is an engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory specializing in RF seekers and remote sensing in electronically competitive environments. He has 40 years of experience at RCA Missile & Surface Radar, Martin Marietta, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, ITT, L3 Harris, Northrop Grumman, Leidos, SRI International, and APL in electronic warfare systems, signal processing, and applied RF engineering, supporting national security missions.
