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DESCRIPTION:In World War 2 the UK could adequately defend itself by using a
  sophisticated radar-based air defence system. At the beginning of WW2 Ger
 many and the UK both operated radar systems with frequencies of 20-200 MHz
 . The German radar technology was superior to the UK radar technology. But
  the UK\, under the leadership of Hugh Dowding\, had developed he world’
 s first wide-area ground-controlled interception network. This allowed the
  RAF to use their limited number of fighter aircraft in an optimum way.\nT
 he development of the 3 Giga Hz (centimetric) cavity magnetron was a break
 through in radar technology. It allowed for high-accuracy airborne radars 
 and ground radars. Improving radio navigation allowed the German and UK bo
 mber missions during night time. Both sides developed counter measures to 
 deny each other’s radar and radionavigation systems\, the start of Elect
 ronic Warfare.\nThe presentation will describe the gradual development\, i
 ntroduction and operation of the UK and German radar\, radionavigation and
  air defence structures and the developed counter measures\n\nCo-sponsored
  by: Swiss Association of Aeronautical Sciences\n\nSpeaker(s): \, Fred Abb
 ink\n\nRoom: ML H 44\, Bldg: Maschinenlabor\, ETH Zürich\, Zentrum\, Zür
 ich\, Switzerland\, Switzerland
LOCATION:Room: ML H 44\, Bldg: Maschinenlabor\, ETH Zürich\, Zentrum\, Zü
 rich\, Switzerland\, Switzerland
ORGANIZER:philipp.clausen@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:10
SUMMARY:Radar and Electronic Warfare in World War 2
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/529081
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>In World War 2 the UK could adequately def
 end itself by using a sophisticated radar-based air defence system. At the
  beginning of WW2 Germany and the UK both operated radar systems with freq
 uencies of 20-200 MHz. The German radar technology was superior to the UK 
 radar technology. But the UK\, under the leadership of Hugh Dowding\, had 
 developed he world&rsquo\;s first wide-area ground-controlled interception
  network. This allowed the RAF to use their limited number of fighter airc
 raft in an optimum way.<br>The development of the 3 Giga Hz (centimetric) 
 cavity magnetron was a breakthrough in radar technology. It allowed for hi
 gh-accuracy airborne radars and ground radars. Improving radio navigation 
 allowed the German and UK bomber missions during night time. Both sides de
 veloped counter measures to deny each other&rsquo\;s radar and radionaviga
 tion systems\, the start of Electronic Warfare.<br>The presentation will d
 escribe the gradual development\, introduction and operation of the UK and
  German radar\, radionavigation and air defence structures and the develop
 ed counter measures</p>
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