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Prevailing in the EME with MicroESM

Esroe — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:03:24 +0000

Electronic Warfare Live (EW Live) 2024 is on the horizon and the team is gearing up to deliver its series of live next-gen ESM demonstrations at Ülenurme Airport, Tartu, Estonia. NATO and NATO-friendly countries that have future requirements to improve their related capabilities will be in attendance, ready for hands-on experience of how ESROE’s latest breakthrough will change the way that ESM contributes to the safety of their armed forces in hostile environments, across air, land and sea battle spaces.

Building on the MicroESM capabilities that ESROE previously showcased at EW Live, this year we will be demonstrating how to network our very low SWAP sensors together into a passive, resilient battlefield array and use our brand new multi-sensor hub to identify and triangulate the location of non-cooperative targets.

Demonstrating passive, resilient, battlefield arrays
Now, with as few as two networked sensors out in the field, ESROE’s multi-sensor solution deployment delivers threat geolocation capability. The ESM data captured by integrated and/or remote sensors – which can be placed across a range of platforms including UAVs – are streamed back to the multi-sensor hub, allowing triangulation of bearing lines to provide an accurate indication of range.

Very small, with a low cost per unit, the networked sensors can be deployed in high volume, making the multi-sensor solution highly scalable, versatile and resilient:

Enhancing ELINT data with geolocation of radar targets.
Providing a low cost battlefield, border and coastline surveillance capability.
Improving force protection around forward operating bases.
Supporting the detection of unknown emitters, giving trained ESM operators the parameters and bearings needed to analyse tracks.

Enabling ESM as a force multiplier, across domains
ESROE’s MicroESM solutions act as a force multiplier, across domains, to improve situational awareness of the total ELINT environment. Extending threat warning and covert surveillance capabilities to a wide range of platforms, including unmanned vehicles, system operators can penetrate deep into enemy defences, getting closer than ever previously possible to locate targets of interest and measure the characteristics of even low power radars that are invisible to longer range intelligence gathering systems.

A spinout from the UK’s Defence Science & Technology Laboratory, ESROE is recognised as at the forefront of electronic support measures (ESM) technology, having designed the world’s smallest sensor. From single sensors to a battlefield array, ESROE’s autonomous, next-gen ESM is available in a variety of modular configurations to meet user requirements, with each model sharing a core set of technical benefits and attributes.

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Next-gen ESM for advanced threat location and friendly forces protection

Esroe — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:01:10 +0000

Showcasing innovative defence and security technologies for land, maritime and aerospace applications – DSEI opened it’s doors this morning, bringing together government, armed forces and industry from across the globe.

This year’s overarching theme for the event is ‘achieving an integrated force’ across five domains – air, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), land, sea and space. ESROE is exhibiting in the Joint Zone (stand H1-260) and the team is keen to be at the heart of the conversation, discussing our innovative, world first, MicroESM solution that will be on display.

Transforming access to and the use of ESM in contested environments

Electronic Support Measures (ESM) has long been a vital defence capability for gaining situational awareness of the ELINT environment and achieving a tactical edge across the air, land and sea battle spaces. Yet due to the high SWAP, cost, and operating requirements of traditional ESM solutions, the capability has typically been reserved for major military platforms.

ESROE’s breakthroughs in ESM technology change this. Deployable anywhere, as a standalone micro sensor or a networked array across battlefields or along coastlines, ESROE has developed low SWAP, autonomous, next-gen ESM for pervasive, advanced threat location and friendly forces protection.

Providing comparable capabilities to traditional ESM systems but with significantly reduced size, weight and power (SWAP) requirements, makes ESROE’s MicroESM solution a low-cost game-changer in the area of battlefield situational awareness. The key to the radical reductions in SWAP for an ESM capability lies in ESROE’s processing software which is highly efficient at identifying radar pulses, making it compatible with small, low-power computing platforms that drastically reduce the overall requirements of the ESM system.

Next-gen ESM: Low cost, scalable, networked deployment
The fully-automated ESM redesign means the capability can also be scaled from individual special forces, to unmanned vehicles, and larger high value platforms – completely changing the way that ESM contributes to the safety of armed forces in hostile environments. Very small, with a low unit cost, MicroESM can be deployed in high volume too, making the solution highly versatile and resilient, as the units can be networked into an intelligent array along borders and battlefields.

Acting as a force multiplier, across domains, MicroESM extends threat warning and covert surveillance capabilities to a wide range of vehicles, so that system operators can penetrate deep into enemy defences, getting closer than ever previously possible to locate targets of interest and measure the characteristics of even low power radars, invisible to longer range intelligence gathering systems.

Cross-domain intelligence
The ultimate solution to the range problem, ESROE’s MicroESM can be fitted to a UAV or drone, which can overcome sensor/target radar elevation limitations of land and/or surface based ESM. Aircraft applications of MicroESM can also provide the location of a radar signal, rather than just the direction to the signal.
Meanwhile, ground forces can augment their radar systems with multiple passive MicroESM sensors to build a more complete picture of the enemy’s electronic order of battle. Mounted on lightly armoured or unarmoured vehicles, MicroESM enables operators to gather additional intelligence to passively detect and locate hostile artillery and attack helicopters, and alert ground forces to enemy units nearby.

The more sensors deployed, the more resilient the system. Person-portable ESROE sensors can be deployed to an individual or team, or networked across a battlefield or along a border, to extend surveillance capabilities way beyond what is currently possible with legacy solutions.

MicroESM also enables EW to become pervasive across oceans and along coastlines, enabling reliable non-cooperative target location across vast search areas to improve threat warnings, e.g. for anti-ship missile defences. Deploying ESM on covert surveillance vessels enables forces to gather operational intelligence from the hardest to reach locations such as beachheads. Whilst fixed to UUVs, MicroESM can provide extra, low cost protection to surfacing vessels by detecting anti-submarine aircraft and fishing boats.

Moreover, networking MicroESM across air, land and sea based micro sensors provides enhanced geolocation and other significant cross-domain EWOS benefits.

Radar detection. Redesigned.
ESROE’s innovative, all aluminium MicroESM sensors will be on display on a number of partner stands at DSEI. During the show, the team is also hoping to share an update from the NATO unclassified REPMUS 2023 trials in Portugal, where networked arrays are being utilised to provide location of radar targets to military end users.

If you’re at DSEI this week, be sure to head to Hall 1, Stand H1-260 in the Joint Zone to learn more about our next-gen ESM capabilities – or get in touch to discuss your requirements.

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Counter-battery radar: a more resilient solution?

Esroe — Thu, 04 May 2023 21:02:39 +0000

Counter-battery radar: a more resilient solution?

AOC Europe is on the horizon with Germany hosting this rotation in Bonn, 15-17 May 2023. An important event in the Electronic Warfare (EW) and Electronic Support Measures (ESM) diary – the show provides a great opportunity to connect government, defence, industry and academia to consider the latest advances in these fields.

The theme this year covers the five operational domains that need to be considered in multi-domain operations, with sessions dedicated to integrated technologies and solutions. The current technologies and systems deployed by the Russians in Ukraine will also be the subject of a dedicated session, with a focus on the use of the EMS for achieving military objectives and the countermeasures it supports.

Counter-battery radar has been high on the defence agenda since February 2022, as there has been continuous effort from both sides to neutralise the adversary’s counter-battery radar systems. Just recently, Ukrainian Special Operation Forces footage was released showing a Russian ZOOPARK-1M counter-battery radar being destroyed in the Donetsk area.

These systems act as a significant force multiplier, providing real-time information about the location, trajectory, and impact point of incoming enemy fire; allowing friendly forces to take evasive action and to return fire with greater accuracy and effectiveness. However, counter radar systems are not without their limitations. Frequency hopping, waveform diversity, and other methods of signal processing can help to overcome jamming or other forms of interference. However, the electromagnetic signature of counter-battery radar systems make them particularly vulnerable to passive ESM solutions that can detect and identify radar.

One of the many benefits of the MicroESM radar detection and identification system that ESROE will be showcasing on Stand G12, is the fact that the receiver units are passive. The breakthroughs we’ve made in this space means that the MicroESM unit is so small, with a low enough unit cost, that it can be deployed in high volume too. This makes the solution highly versatile and highly resilient, as the units can be networked into an intelligent array along borders, coastlines and battlefields.

ESROE’s radar detection and identification system redesign, now means military ESM capability can be scaled from individuals or small teams, such as special forces, to larger EW capabilities across traditional high value platforms – completely changing the way that ESM contributes to the safety of armed forces in hostile environments.

As MicroESM has been defined to be fundamentally automatic, training is minimal and users do not have to have an electronic warfare background. Required user skill levels have always been problematic for ESM – and this has often been a subject of conversation at Association of Old Crows. But ESROE is changing all that.

The low cost and intelligent automation is also opening up ESM to civilian applications, for the first time. And as AOC Europe focuses on multi-domain integration and combining capabilities, the ESROE team is looking forward to conversations about how MicroESM contributes to the strategy.

If you’re heading to AOC Europe, head to stand G12 to see for yourself, our latest advances – or get in touch for a demo and more information.

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ESROE will be demonstrating MicroESM at EW Live in Estonia in September 2022

Esroe — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 21:50:05 +0000

ESROE will be demonstrating MicroESM at EW Live in Estonia in September 2022

Electronic Warfare Live provides a platform for us to demonstrate how our systems will be utilised in the field. This event will give ESROE a chance to interact one to one with delegations and showcase the best features of our technology in a practical setting.

Hosted by Estonian Ministry of Defence, and with the support of Estonian Defence & Space Industry Association, EW Live provides a unique environment for discussion, live demonstration, and exhibition of the rapidly evolving technologies and capabilities operating in the Electromagnetic Environment.

This year, the event will be held in three locations around Tartu, offering concurrent opportunities to military delegations.

For more information please visit www.electronic-warfare-live.com

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ESROE will be exhibiting at SOFIC

Esroe — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:52:52 +0000

ESROE will be exhibiting at SOFIC

The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) is the single most important opportunity for the SOF community to interact with industry and collaborate on the challenges, initiatives, and way-ahead in delivering the most cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of SOF operators.

SOFIC will be an opportunity for special operations and industry partners to reexamine SOF policies, investments and activities, find ways to augment existing SOF capabilities, foster rapid future capability development and employment, and leverage our relationships with allies and partners.

For more information please visit sofic.org

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ESROE will be exhibiting at DSEi 2021

Esroe — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 23:05:28 +0000

ESROE will be exhibiting at DSEi 2021

DSEI connects governments, national armed forces, industry thought leaders and the entire defence & security supply chain on a global scale.

With a range of valuable opportunities for networking, a platform for business, access to relevant content & live-action demonstrations, the DSEI community can strengthen relationships, share knowledge and engage in the latest capabilities across the exhibition’s Aerospace, Land, Naval, Security & Joint Zones.

DSEI will be a live event in London and that it will once again host the world’s largest gathering of the defence and security community. For those who cannot join us in person, the DSEI Connect virtual event platform will enable you to fully participate remotely.

The World’s Smallest radar ESM system will be at DSEi 2021 for just one day on 16th September 2021 at ExCel, London hosted on stand H2-363 by Ploughshare Innovations

For more information please visit https://www.dsei.co.uk

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ESROE will be exhibiting at AOC EW Europe

Esroe — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 22:55:00 +0000

ESROE will be exhibiting at AOC EW Europe

AOC Europe connects organisations and individuals across government, defence, industry, and academia to promote the exchange of ideas and information, and review the latest advances in electromagnetic- and information-related fields.

Association of Old Crows (AOC) is an organisation for individuals who have common interests in Electronic Warfare (EW), Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations, Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), Information Operations (IO), and other information-related capabilities.

With a history spanning more than 25 years, AOC Europe is the association’s flagship international event.

Across two days, the show connects organisations and individuals from government, defence, industry, and academia to promote the exchange of ideas and information, and review the latest advances in these fields.

ESROE will be on stand A13 and exhibiting MicroESM

For more information please visit https://www.aoceurope.org

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