Leonardo is a global leader in Electronic Attack, Electronic Protection and Electronic Support tools and technologies that are used globally in support of operations, research, training, tactics development, product assessment, equipment configuration and platform protection.
Developing effective countermeasures against radar guided, infrared guided and multi-mode weapon systems require an intimate understanding of the way that these systems operate. The manner in which these weapons systems interact with a target, and the use of capabilities such as event driven dynamic ECM/IRCM coordination, has significantly increased the need to understand and model complex system interactions,
This is especially the case for target platforms equipped with standalone, integrated self-protection system, or fully integrated combat management systems where ECM and Infra-Red Countermeasures (IRCM)’s exist. It is vital for the modern warfighter that they fully understand the interaction between their protection systems and any threat systems they may face in dynamic tactical engagements. This includes the effect that specific engagement geometries, evasive maneuvers, environmental conditions, sensor detection capabilities and available countermeasure and counter-countermeasure deployment strategies can have. These factors, along with a range of other variables, come into play and lead to a particular end-game result. Operators armed with this knowledge maximize their survivability against these types of threat system.
Countermeasures need to guide the weapon away from its target. To accomplish this, countermeasures need to interfere with the threat systems ability to detect, acquire and track its target and understand any counter-countermeasures the threat system itself may employ.
Leonardo Canada – Electronics was established in 1988 as an independent EW/ECM consulting engineering and support organization. In the 1990’s, the company launched the first iteration of our Tactical Engagement Simulation Software (TESS) using modeling and simulation based technology to develop engagement analysis tools.
Leonardo Canada – Electronics produces Newton, a high fidelity physics-based off-the-shelf software simulation product that simulates the dynamic engagement of various classes of weapon systems against various target platforms with countermeasures. Newton provides invaluable insight into EW phenomena and greatly assist in developing optimum countermeasures and tactics for platform survival. Survival is measured at weapon end game through the derivation of effectiveness metrics such as missile miss distance and probability of kill.
In support of this mission, Leonardo Canada – Electronics offers:
Comprehensive electronic simulation capability with Newton.
User Training and ECM Effectiveness Evaluation Methods.
Strategic partnership opportunities with select international companies and organizations.
