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RWR/ESM SYSTEMS
MODEL

REC TYPE

OP FREQ

INST BWIDTH

TYP INST SENS

DYN RANGE

SUPPORT
DF

Raytheon Applied Signal Technology; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; +1-408-749-1888; www.appsig.com
Pegasus ESM

Wband digital
channelized

VHF-Ku

500 MHz

-95 dBm

75 dB

Yes

Rockwell Collins EW&IS; Richardson, TX, USA; +1-972-705-3920; www.rockwellcollins.com/ewsigint
CS-3240 Precision DF System

Superhet and IFM

2-18 GHz

500 MHz,
17.5 GHz

-75 dBm

>75 dB

Yes, phase

CS-3045 Airborne ESM
System

Superhet, optional
IFM

0.5-18 GHz

500 MHz,
17.5 GHz

-95 dBm

>90 dB

Yes,
spinning DF

CS-3645 Hybrid ESM System

Superhet and IFM

2-18 GHz

500 MHz,
17.5 GHz

-95 dBm

>90 dB

Yes, phase
and spinning
DF

CS-3600 Ship ESM System

Superhet and IFM

2-18 GHz

500 MHz,
17.5 GHz

-75 dBm

>90 dB

Yes,
amplitude

CS-3030 Ground ESM System

Superhet, optional
IFM

0.5-18 GHz

500 MHz,
17.5 GHz

-95 dBm

>90 dB

Yes,
spinning DF

Saab, Business Area Electronic Defence Systems; Sweden and South Africa; +46-8-463-0000; www.saabgroup.com
ESP

Superhet: 0.5-18
GHz.

Wide open

-70 dBm

>60 dB

Yes

Integrated Defensive Aids Suite
Family (IDAS)

CVR and IFM

0.7-40 GHz

Wide open

-55 dBm

55 dB

Yes

U-SME-200

DIFM and superhet

2-18 GHz (opt 1840 GHz)

16-GHz

-80 dBm

75 dB

Yes

HES

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Superhet and IFM
acquisition

Digital FFT
channelizer,
superhet and IFM

0.7-40 GHz

Wide open

-75 dBmi

>85 dB

Yes

BOW

Superhet and IFM

0.7-40 GHz

Wide open

-70 dBmi

>70 dB

Yes

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SELEX ES; Luton, Bedfordshire, UK; +44-0-1582 886873; www.selex-es.com
Sky Guardian 2000 Family

Hybrid crystal
video/DIFM

C-K band

Wide open

High

High

Yes

SEER

Wideband digital
receiver

E-J band

Wide open

-55 dBmi

High

Yes

SAGE Compact

Hybrid digital
receiver

E-J band

Wide and
selectable
narrow band

Very high

High

Yes

*

*

Yes

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Los Gatos, CA, USA; +1-408-395-2004; www.sncorp.com
Merlin SS-2005 ESM System

*

*

*

Teledyne Microwave Solutions; Shipley, West Yorkshire, UK; +44-1274-531602; www.teledynedefence.co.uk
QR020-M1 PHOBOS-R Threat
Warning and ESM System

CV IFM reciever

2-18 GHz

2-18 GHz

-57 dBm at Rx
i/p, typ

>60 dB

Yes

QR020 PHOBOS-R Lightweight
Threat Warning and ESM
System

CV IFM reciever

2-18 GHz

2-18 GHz

-57 dBm at
Rx i/p

>60dB
(auto mode)

Yes

Thales Systèmes Aéroportés; Elancourt, France; +33-0-1-348195 96; www.thalesgroup.com
CATS Family

IFM, superhet and
digital

E-J band

Wide open

-80 dBmi

80 dB

Yes

MEERKAT Family

IFM, superhet and
digital superhet

B/C-J

Varies

-85 dBmi

*

Yes

Vigile DPX Family

Wideband digital
receiver

E-J

Wide open

-65 dBmi

*

Yes

VIGILE LW

IFM

E-J band

Wide open

-50 dBmi

*

Yes

VIGILE R-ESM Family

IFM, superhet and
digital

E-J band

Wide open

-60 dBmi

*

Yes

** Product data from February 2009 JED survey

*** Product data from company literature
http://www.appsig.com http://www.rockwellcollins.com/ewsigint http://www.saabgroup.com http://www.crows.org http://www.selex-es.com http://www.sncorp.com http://www.teledynedefence.co.uk http://www.thalesgroup.com
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