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Digital Radio Frequency Memory
A Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) is an electronic device that can digitally capture a radio or radar signal, store it, and then play it back after modifying it. This is used in electronic warfare to trick enemy radar systems by creating false targets or distorting the real target's information.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) is an electronic warfare (EW) technology that coherently samples and digitizes an incoming radio frequency (RF) signal, stores it in high-speed memory, and retransmits it with intentional modifications, such as time delay or Doppler shifts, to perform deception jamming against adversary radar and communication systems.
BACKGROUND
Software-defined radio (SDR) is a radio communication system where components that conventionally have been implemented in analog hardware are instead implemented by means of software on a computer or embedded system.
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- DRFM jammer
- repeater jammer
- coherent repeater
- false target generator
- deception jammer
- signal memory loop
USAGE NOTE
DRFM is the enabling technology for advanced deception jamming techniques that are effective against modern, agile, and pulse-doppler radar systems.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Digital Radio Frequency Memory.
A technology company that manufactures and sells components, modules, and subsystems for the aerospace and defense industries, including advanced DRFM-based jammers and electronic countermeasures.
A major multinational defense, security, and aerospace company that develops and provides advanced electronic warfare systems, including jammers and decoys that utilize DRFM technology to protect aircraft from radar-guided threats.
A global aerospace and defense technology company that designs and builds a wide range of electronic warfare systems. Their products, such as advanced jamming pods, leverage DRFM to provide self-protection for military aircraft.
An aerospace and defense company that provides advanced C4ISR systems, electronic warfare solutions, and communications equipment. Their EW systems widely use DRFM for deception jamming and countermeasures.
A leading producer of advanced sensors, radar systems, and electronic warfare solutions. RTX develops and integrates DRFM-based jammers and countermeasures into platforms across all military domains.
A provider of advanced electronics for the aerospace and defense industry, offering a range of RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave products that are key components in DRFM-based electronic warfare systems.
Kratos designs and builds high-performance, real-time, programmable RF channel and target simulators, including systems that utilize DRFM technology to emulate complex electromagnetic environments for testing and training.
A non-profit research and development corporation that works on challenges in defense and intelligence. They research and develop advanced electronic warfare technologies, including DRFM-based techniques and systems.