Electronic Warfare Integrated Systems Test Laboratory

This Electronic Warfare Integrated Systems Test Laboratory (EWISTL) provides realistic open-loop multispectral environment stimulation to Electronic Warfare (EW) systems during developmental and operational testing in order to provide hardware-in-the-loop data. This data is used to quantitatively assess the performance of the system under test. These EW systems include radar warning receivers, electronic support countermeasures, defensive electronic countermeasures, standoff and support jammers, communications intercept and communications jammers, and integrated electronic combat system suites.

The simulators in EWISTL have the capability of running either stand-alone or in a joint scripted scenario. Interfacing with the Joint Integrated Mission Model (JIMM) will allow control and interactions of a real-time dynamic scenario with other ECSTIM laboratories or the Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF) assets. EWISTL support areas include: the development, operation, and maintenance of EW scenarios, emitter descriptions, open-loop radar and communications simulators, data collection and analysis hardware and software, and special instrumentation. In addition, EWISTL supports configuration of test equipment for customer use, operation and knowledge of systems under test, threat signal, and doctrine research.