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DRFM

A technology that digitally captures a radar pulse and re-transmits a modified copy, letting a jammer create realistic false targets or range and velocity deception. It is a foundational building block of modern coherent electronic attack.

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A technology that digitally captures a radar pulse and re-transmits a modified copy, letting a jammer create realistic false targets or range and velocity deception. It is a foundational building block of modern coherent electronic attack.

Why it matters

DRFM is why modern deception jamming is convincing: by storing and replaying a radar’s own pulse it creates false targets a legacy radar cannot easily reject, so operators must assume some returns are fabricated.

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What is DRFM?

A technology that digitally captures a radar pulse and re-transmits a modified copy, letting a jammer create realistic false targets or range and velocity deception. It is a foundational building block of modern coherent electronic attack.

Why does DRFM matter for defense and counter-UAS operators?

DRFM is why modern deception jamming is convincing: by storing and replaying a radar's own pulse it creates false targets a legacy radar cannot easily reject, so operators must assume some returns are fabricated.

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