Electronic warfare (EW) is the use of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Electronic warfare has three main components: electronic support, electronic attack, and electronic protection.

This fully illustrated publication contains EW doctrine, appropriate to corps, division, independent brigade group and brigade, covering all operations of war in a high intensity conflict.

This military issue Tactical Electronic Warfare guide will; provide guidance for the employment of EW elements in land operations; cover the EW process and the staff responsibilities for the employment of EW elements offensively; cover the threat to our electronic systems and the staff responsibilities for the employment of EW elements defensively; teach organizations and tactics.

The contents of this handbook are as follows:

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Section 1 – General

  • Background
  • Scope
  • Definitions

Section 2 – The Threat

  • Strategic
  • Tactical
  • Electronic Warfare Target

Section 3 – The Role Of Electronic Warfare

  • General
  • Exploitation
  • Disruption
  • Protection

Section 4 – The Divisions Of Electronic Warfare

  • General
  • Electronic Support Measure
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Counter–Countermeasures

Chapter 2 – Tactical Electronic Warfare Organizations

Section 1 – General

  • Concept Of Electronic Warfare Support
  • Role Of Electronic Warfare Organizations
  • Capability Requirements
  • Organizational Factors

Section 2 – Corps Electronic Warfare Regiment

  • Tasks
  • Organization
  • Capabilities

Section 3 – Division Electronic Warfare Squadron

  • General
  • Armoured Division Electronic Warfare Squadron
  • Mechanized Infantry Division Electronic Warfare Squadron

Section 4 – Independent Brigade Group Electronic Warfare Troop

  • General
  • Organization And Capabilities

Section 5 – Command And Control

  • General
  • Technical Versus Operational Control
  • Components
  • Typical Deployment
  • Combat Service Support

Chapter 3 – Offensive Electronic Warfare

Section 1 – General

  • Responsibility
  • Electronic Warfare Process

Section 2 – Electronic Support Measures

  • General
  • Search
  • Intercept
  • Direction–Finding
  • Analysis

Section 3 – Electronic Countermeasures

  • General
  • Jamming
  • Deception
  • Non–Communication Electronic Countermeasures

Chapter 4 – Defensive Electronic Warfare

Section 1 – General

  • Responsibility
  • Aim
  • Sub–Divisions Of Electronic Counter–Countermeasures

Section 2 – Technical

  • General
  • Cryptographic Techniques
  • Antenna Techniques
  • Transmission Techniques
  • Non–Communication Techniques

Section 3 – Procedural

  • General
  • Avoid Detection
  • Avoid Identification
  • Maintain Security
  • Defeat Deception
  • Defeat Jamming
  • Reporting

Section 4 – Tactical

  • General
  • Emission Control
  • Movement And Siting
  • Communication Planning
  • Defence By Attack

Section 5 – Miscellaneous

  • Signal Security
  • Training
  • Defensive Electronic Warfare Aide–Memoire

Chapter 5 – Electronic Warfare Tactics

Section 1 – Deployment Of Electronic Warfare Resources

  • General 5–1–1
  • Guidelines For Electronic Countermeasures
  • Non–Communication Applications
  • Guidelines For Electronic Counter–Countermeasures

Section 2 – Offensive Operations

  • General
  • Advance To Contact
  • Attack
  • Pursuit

Section 3 – Defensive Operations

  • General
  • Defence
  • Delay
  • Withdrawal

Section 4 – Special Operations

  • Airmobile Operations
  • Airborne Operations
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Crossing And Breaching Operations

Section 5 – Environmental Considerations

  • Mountains
  • Arctic And Cold Weather
  • Deserts
  • Jungles
  • Nuclear, Biological And Chemical
  • Miscellaneous

Chapter 6 – Staff Responsibilities For Electronic Warfare Planning

Section 1 – General

  • Principles Of Employment
  • Concept Of Electronic Warfare Planning

Section 2 – Electronic Warfare Planning Cycle

  • General
  • Responsibilities

Section 3 – Staff Relationships

  • General
  • G2 And The Intelligence Coordination And Analysis Centre
  • Signals
  • Miscellaneous

Section 4 – Emission Control Planning

  • General
  • Factors
  • Policy

Section 5 – Electronic Countermeasures Planning

  • General
  • Jamming
  • Deception

Section 6 – Staff Duties

  • Electronic Warfare Estimate Of The Situation
  • Electronic Warfare Parts Of An Operation Order
  • Restricted Frequency Lists
  • Electronic Warfare Symbols

Chapter 7 – Electronic Warfare Training

Section 1 – General

  • Introduction
  • Requirements

Section 2 – Individual Training

  • Operators And Users
  • Commanders And Staff
  • Signal And Electronic Warfare Specialists

Section 3 – Unit Training

  • General
  • Monitoring
  • Jamming And Deception

Section 4 – Formation Training

  • General
  • Electronic Warfare In Exercises

Annex

  • Annex – Vocabulary Of Electronic Warfare Definitions
  • Annex – Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming And Interference (Miji)
  • Report (Extraction Of Main Items From Stanag 6004)
  • Annex – Defensive Electronic Warfare Aide Memoire
  • Annex – Example Of An Electronic Warfare Annex
  • Annex – Signal Security Monitoring Procedures