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Radar jamming facts for kids

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AGM-88 and AIM-9 on Tornado
German Luftwaffe Tornado ECR (Electric Combat / Reconnaissance). This fighter specializes in electronic warfare.

Radar jamming is the emission of radio frequency signals to interfere with the work of a radar by flooding its receiver with noise or false information. There are two types of radar jamming: Mechanical and electronic jamming.

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  • Radar burn through

    Radar range, and burn-through range

  • Home-on-jam missile on a SPJ

    Home-on-jam missile attacking an SPJ aircraft.

  • Towed jammer HOJ

    Home-on-jam countermeasure.

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