19970502 183 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA A COMPARISON OF DDS AND DRFM. TECHNIQUES IN THE GENERATION OF "SMART NOISE" JAMMING WAVEFORMS by Charles Joffery Watson September 1996 Co- Advisors: Phillip E. Pace D. Curtis Schleher Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited, PMC OAL TI — Tromp 4REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 07040188 ic rporing burden or i ellecton of information eimaed to average 1 Por per Frome, ings ine for reviewing lsron, earch ene dia sures guheng and mining the ea rede, and competing an evierng he coleson of infrmatio. Sen comments eating is brden exe ‘ray ctor pect oft colleton of information icudng geen fo retain th ase, to Washington Headgear Servs, Director for Information Operation and Reps, 1215 leffesoe Davis Highway, Suse (20, Argo, VA 2222-4302 an ote Office of Managemen and Bue. Paperwork Reston Projet (TO O1BH) Washagon DC 2081, 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (leave blank) [2. REPORT DATE 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED September 1996 Master's Thesis 4. TITLE ANDSUBTITLE A COMPARISON OF DDS AND DRFM 5. FUNDING NUMBERS ‘TECHNIQUES IN THE GENERATION OF "SMART NOISE" JAMMING WAVEFORMS 6._ AUTHOR(S) Watson, Charles J 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING Naval Postgraduate School ‘ORGANIZATION Monterey CA 93943-5000, REPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER 11, SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES The views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. 12a, DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 12, DISTRIBUTION CODE Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. : 13. ABSTRACT (marina 200 words) This thesis presents a comparison of the effectiveness of "smart noise” jamming waveforms| against advanced threat radars, which are generated using either Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) or Digital RF Memory (DRFM) based support jamming. The challenge lies in the fact the modern| radar employs advanced waveforms, ultra-low sidelobe antennas, coherent sidelobe cancelers, and} sidelobe blankers to inhibit signals entering through its sidelobes. ‘This thesis compares the| effectiveness of using DDS versus DRFM techniques to meet this challenge. In particular, the effect of mismatched frequency on the DDS jamming waveform is described, as is the effect 0 quantization and multi-signal storage in the DRFM. A quantitative comparison of these jamming] techniques against the AN/TPS-70 surveillance radar is made. 14, SUBIECT TERMS DDS, DRFM, Digital RF Memory, Direct Digital Synthesis | 15. NUMBER OF PAGES 150 16, PRICE CODE 17, SECURITY CLASSIF- | 18. SECURITY CLASSIF- | 19. SECURITY CLASSIFICA-|20. LIMITATION OF CATION OF REPORT ‘CATION OF THIS PAGE, ‘TION OF ABSTRACT ABSTRACT Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified UL. NSN 7540-01-280-5500 ‘Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Presid by ANSI St, 239-18 298-102