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(U//FOUO) SINIO Seminar: Emerging Technology: Ultra-Wideband
Threats
FROM: Dr. David H. Shore
Chief, Strategic Intelligence Issues (S17)
Run Date: 09/07/2006
What: SINIO Seminar on Ultra-Wideband Threats
When: 13 September 2006, from 1130 to 1300
Where: Ops 1, room 2N044
(U) Advance registration is required. See below for instructions.
(S) The SINIO Council and the National Cryptologic School are pleased to present the 16th in a
series of Strategic Intelligence Issue Seminars for the Summer 2006. " (U) Emerging
Technology: ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) THREATS " will be presented by Mr. Dick Longbothum,
SINIO for Science and Technology.
Course Overview:
(U//FOUO) Developments in Ultra-Wideband radio frequency technology are concentrated in
three very significant areas: advanced short-range communications, very high-resolution
radars, and RF weapons.
(U//FOUO) One of the newest emerging technologies to appear in the SIGINT environment is
based on Ultra-Wideband signal technology. Applications using this technology include shortrange communications systems analogous to U.S. systems recently approved by the FCC to
occupy the spectrum between 3.1 and 10.6 Gigahertz. The electromagnetic characteristics of
such systems will allow wireless networks and covert radios that have ranges of up to a few
kilometers, but are extremely difficult to intercept, and will therefore impose a severe challenge
to the SIGINT system.
(U//FOUO) Another application for Ultra-Wideband technlology is in very high-resolution radars
employing pulse widths on the order of picoseconds (10 to the minus 12 seconds). These radars
operate at frequencies in the HF to UHF range, allowing them to penetrate foliage and "see
through" opaque matter such as earth. Thus, UWB radars have probable applications in detecting
minefields and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
(U//FOUO) The latest investigation of UWB technology is in Radio Frequency Weapons that can
be used to upset and/or destroy electronic circuits and systems such as computers and radars.
Tests are presently being conducted to determine the ability of UWB devices to detonate or
otherwise destroy IEDs.
(U//FOUO) To register, and for further info on this series of seminars, please consult the SINIO
"Brown Bag" Seminars Website . Any questions or concerns regarding registration should be
directed to the NCS.
POCs:
Dr. David H. Shore, Chief, Strategic Intelligence Issue
National Cryptologic School
Executive to the SINIO Council
Mr. Dick Longbothum, SINIO for Science and Technology
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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