Development of a Chaff Dispense Program for Target Tracking Radar Deception

Min-Joon Choi; Je-Hong Park; Min-Seok Jie; Won-Hyuk Choi

doi:10.46604/peti.2023.11150

Authors

Min-Joon Choi Avionics Software Development Center, Republic of Korea Air Force, Seosan-Si, Korea
Je-Hong Park Department of Avionics Engineering, Hanseo University, Seosan-Si, Korea
Min-Seok Jie Department of Avionics Engineering, Hanseo University, Seosan-Si, Korea
Won-Hyuk Choi Department of Avionics Engineering, Hanseo University, Seosan-Si, Korea

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46604/peti.2023.11150

Keywords:

chaff, TTR, chaff dispense program, electronic warfare, TESS

Abstract

This study aims to develop an appropriate chaff dispensing program to deceive the target tracking radar (TTR) effectively. Chaff is a countermeasure commonly used by fighter aircraft to deceive TTR. However, there has been a lack of methodology for calculating chaff dispense programs that take into account the specific characteristics of the fighter, chaff, and TTR. This study proposes a methodology that considers these variables to calculate chaff dispense programs and addresses this gap. The proposed method is demonstrated through TESS engagement, which shows its effectiveness in various engagement situations.

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