Comms and EW

Question 1

What does an IR jammer do?

Answer 1

Prevents an IR missile from modulating IR Energy

Question 2

What is definition of Electronic Warfare:

Answer 2

Military Action that involves the use, or control of the EM spectrum to reduce or prevent hostile use by, or to attack an enemy.

(The longest answer)

Question 3

What is the name for indentifying intercepting and locating sources of EM energy?

Answer 3

Electronic Support

Question 4

What peice of equipment detects threat radars?

Answer 4

RWR - Radar Warning Receiver

Question 5

What factors affect Radar Cross Section (RCS)

Answer 5

Size, Shape, Aspect and Materials

Question 6

What systems are used for elctronic support

Answer 6

Radar Warning Receiver RWR, Missile warning systems, Laser warning receiver.

Question 7

To reduce a radars effectiveness, countermeasures muat be accepted by the ….

Answer 7

Receiver

Question 8

What are the 3 types of Electronic Warfare:

Answer 8

Support
Attack
Defence

Question 9

What gives the crew warnings of threats?

Answer 9

DAS. defensive aids suite

Question 10

What is electronic attack?

Answer 10

Use of EM or Directed Energy to attack personnel or equipment with the intent of degrading, neutralising or destroying combat capability.

Question 11

What measures provide electronic defence?

Answer 11

Frequency Agility
Parallel Ops
Voice Authentication

Question 12

A RWR intetcepts radar before being detected. What is this margin of benefit known as?

Answer 12

Range Advantage

Question 13

What is the purpose of an ATC broadcast Securité?

Answer 13

message of information affecting safety

Question 14

What are the emergency signals?

Answer 14

243 and 121.5 MHz

Question 15

What is the meaning of Roger?

Answer 15

Recieved all of last comms

Question 16

How is time transmitted or broadcasted?

Answer 16

Coordinated universal Time UTC

Question 17

What is not required by may be useful in a mayday call?

Answer 17

Pilots Qualifcations

Question 18

What preceeds a distress call?

Answer 18

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

Question 19

What techniques help clear transmission?

Answer 19

standard RTF Phrases and words

Question 20

What is classified as urgent?

Answer 20

Longest answer

Safety concern for aircraft, other vehicle or person on board within sight, but does not require immediate assistance.
PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN

Question 21

If you lose sight of ground marshaller, what should you do?

Answer 21

Call ATC

Question 22

What is the purpose of ground marshalling?

Answer 22

To avoid hitting amything in manoeuvring area