What is used to provide ICC Operator with the ability to determine range and lateral extent of jammers?

• A. Edge Wedge
• B. SIF
• C. ECM Wedges
• D. Virtual Target

Answer: (C)

When you’re trying to pin down where a jammer is and how big its interference footprint is, you need a way to map the jammer’s effect across the EW system’s sensing regions. ECM wedges provide that by dividing the radar’s field into discrete sectors or wedges. The ICC operator watches which wedges show jammer activity and how strongly, and from that pattern can infer both how far away the jammer is (range) and how wide its interference is across the aperture (lateral extent). This sector-based view is specifically designed to reveal the jammer’s footprint in range and azimuth, making it the tool that enables this determination.

Edge wedges are about boundary aspects of the sensing field rather than locating a jammer’s footprint. SIF relates to identification of friendly signals, not measuring jammer range or extent. A virtual target is a simulated entity used for training or testing, not for real jammer characterization.