luWES
Airborne Electromagnetic Attack as indispensable element of operational air warfare
luWES (luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum) represents the German solution for Airborne Electromagnetic Attack (AEA) in an Anti-Access/Area Denial (A²/AD) scenario. It is of greater importance for several strategic, technological, and operational reasons.
Modern conflict scenarios are dominated by highly developed technologies that utilise the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) in its entirety, such as communication systems, radars, and navigation aids.
By mastering the EMS, electromagnetic deception and cyber-attacks can be used to target the enemy's communication and weapon systems.
Network-centric warfare is playing an increasingly important role in optimising the effect of stand-off jammers (SOJ), escort jammers (ESJ) and stand-in jammers (SIJ).
In the national context, HENSOLDT plays the role of supplier for the mission system. The platform-agnostic SIGINT / ESM and AEA solution for the SOJ, variants for an ESJ and the miniaturised payload for an SIJ are being developed as part of the system-of-systems (SoS) network.
Reaching the goal together – strength of the national industry
Pursuing the same interests, German industry is working closely together and paving the way for the technological realisation of luWES.
Products and solutions are developed jointly, with each contributing its strengths and expertise accordingly.
Evidence from the flying testbed
The HENSOLDT flying testbed is a specially equipped flight platform that serves as a test and development environment for new technologies, systems, and concepts. We use the flying testbed to carry out realistic tests under flight conditions and to develop and validate our technologies.
Further, we give customers confidence in the performance of our solutions and offer users the opportunity to gain knowledge in test scenarios at an early stage. We ensure continuous further development of existing solutions and integration of new technologies on the flying testbed.