On Apr 10, 2:25 am, "William Black"
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"Paul J. Adam" wrote in . ..



In message , William Black
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"BlackBeard" wrote in message
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Not according to the article.

"Thomas said the technology works by "basically providing a protective
bubble around a vehicle," jamming incoming signals and blocking the
remote detonation of bombs."

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If that's the case then expect the lull to last for only a couple of
months,
until the bad guys get hold of a technology that works.

Whereupon the ECM gear will be modified to suit. The kit being used in
2005 is pretty much obsolete now... the WIS guys don't sit on their
laurels either.

True.

But the countermeasures people have to react. It's not something you can be

I really doubt any new equipment will be needed. There might be some
reprogramming required but an aircraft like the EA-6B
could be configured, in flight, to listen to hundreds of frequencies,
analyze dozens of modulation schemes or just plain triangulate an
emitter on the basis of energy as it flies around.

There is going to be no problem jamming a cellphone in a tight radius
around the troops its protecting and no problem jamming a broad range
of frequencies commonly used. If there is an emitter within a radius
around the troops its going to be recorded for later analysis and that
particular remote detonation system is likely to be neutralized.

It's not perfect, but it will cut down casualties.