ECM Radar Jamming Burn-Through Calculator
Electronic Warfare & Countermeasures: Compute the Burn-Through Crossover Range ($R_{\text{BT}}$) where radar target echo power overcomes airborne self-screening jamming noise.
Victim Radar Parameters
Jammer (ECM Pod) Parameters
Electronic Warfare Crossover Summary
Burn-Through Range ($R_{\text{BT}}$)
-- km
-- NM (Nautical Miles)
Screening Status
Effective Beyond R_BT
Radar blind outside burn-through
Bandwidth Reduction Factor
-- x
Barrage spreading loss: -- dB
Jammer Power Density
-- W/MHz
Jammer EIRP: -- dBW
Asymmetric Propagation Law ($R^{-4} \text{ vs } R^{-2}$):
• Radar echo decays as $1/R^4$ (two-way round-trip path).
• Jammer signal decays as $1/R^2$ (one-way direct path from aircraft).
• As range decreases, radar echo grows as $R^4$ while jammer grows as $R^2$; burn-through is mathematically guaranteed at close range.
Recommended Tools & Equipment
Tested hardware and components for high reliability
100% Free Tool
Zero Sign-Up