COUNTER RADIO CONTROLLED IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (RCIED) ELECTRONIC WARFARE (USMC CREW)

MISSION

There is an urgent and compelling need to procure and deploy Ground Mobile Electronics Counter Measure (ECM) Systems. This capability is needed to protect maneuver elements and entry control points from Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (RCIED). Weapons of choice for RCIED construction in Iraq consist mostly of ammunition left over from stockpiles amassed by the former regime. Frequently, radio control devices are used to detonate these IEDs, providing the insurgents a safe stand off distance from the explosion and the ability to utilize cover and concealment in their attacks. A wide range of wireless devices have or are being used to trigger IEDs. These include commercial communications devices and a variety of field radio systems. These include a mixture of low and high power devices. The threat is evolving. New methods for remotely triggering IEDs are developed as old ways are successfully countered. For this reason, the jamming system must be adaptable to new signal types. There is a pressing need for large numbers of mobile, high power, programmable jammers that will defeat the link between the initiator and the receiver on an IED and protect friendly personnel operating in an RCIED environment.

VISION

(Under Construction)