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VECTOR SENSOR FOR HF DIRECTION FINDER A REVOLUTIONARY WAY TO TACKLE THE HF CHALLENGE February 2020 Publication 16357A-000 UNCLASSIFIED This document contains proprietary information of ELTA Systems Ltd. and may not be reproduced, copied,


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VECTOR SENSOR FOR HF DIRECTION FINDER A REVOLUTIONARY WAY TO TACKLE THE HF CHALLENGE

February 2020 Publication 16357A-000

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Narco - Terrorism Pirates Illegal immigration Urban & jungles area hostile activities Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) protection Search & Rescue

HF is not dead…

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Why HF?

§ Accessible § Cheap § Physical characteristics § Advanced generation: § Digitized § FF\FH § Hard to Geo-Locate

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Conventional HF DF Ground System

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And why is that? A journey to high school physics…

Wavelength for HF vary from 10 to 100 m Conclusion – interferometer will require multiple antennas over large area

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HF Interception in Airborne Systems

ﮭ Using Direct Waves:

v No Skip Zone v Wide Area Coverage

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3D Aerial HFDF

New Technology for Instantaneous Geo-Location

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Poynting Vector Theorem

The Principle: DF using Poynting vector S = E X H*

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Vector Sensor - Basics

§ The DF estimated direction is a 3D (i.e. azimuth and elevation) § Vector Sensor Array (VSA) on aerial platform enables the intersection of the 3D direction with a Digital Terrain Map (DTM) establishing a geo- location from a single platform.

Airborne Sensor

f q Azimuth Elevation Geolocation

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Airborne Implementation Compact & Light Weight HF DF Antenna Array

Weight – 2.8 Kg

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The Airborne VSA HFDF System Units

Antenna Array Multi- Channel COMINT Sensor (MCCS)

Host & WS

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Enhancing The Location Product

□Integration of measurements enhances the location product

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2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 X [meter] Y [meter] CRB vs. X,Y H=8000meter

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HF DF cues the optical sensor – Typical Display

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Innovative Airborne 3D HFDF sensor Capabilities

§ Physically small compact Vector Sensor antenna (VSA) array § Instantaneous azimuth (360°) and elevation (± 90°) § Instantaneous geo-location utilizing DTM! § Accuracies better than 2° RMS § All modulations & polarizations § No Skip Zone § Suitable for various manned and unmanned aerial platforms

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Complete System Capabilities

HF Location Audio Monitoring External Interfaces

Fast and accurate 3D geo-location Multiple frequencies list Single frequency mode Audio monitoring capability Web Server Report API External System Cueing capability

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Flight Demonstration

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HERON 1 UAV

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Flight

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S-100 VTOL

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Example: installation on S-100 VTOL UAS Integrated HFDF - EO

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The AUSTRALIAN ARMY Exercise

https://www.uasvision.com/2018/12/14/schiebel-camcopter-s-100-successfully-demonstrates-new-comint-and-imaging- payloads-to-australian-army/

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Ground Based Implementation

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The Principle: DF using Poynting vector S = E X H* The Implementation

Ground Based Vector Sensor Antenna Array

R= 60 cm H= 120 cm 18 kg

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The Ground HF DF implementation

§ Distinction between sky-waves and ground waves § Instantaneous Azimuth, Elevation and polarization § DF accuracy better than 2° RMS § Single Site Location (SSL) for sky waves

H= 120 cm, R= 60 cm, W= 18 Kg

The Principle: DF using Poynting vector S = E X H*

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HF DF Comparison Table

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ﮭ The advantages:

vLow signature (Compact DF Antenna Array) vThe main mast is “Free” vBetter (>2 times) accuracies

ﮭ The principal:

vVector Sensor antenna

Naval HFDF - The new solution

R= 60 cm H= 120 cm 18 kg

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