To counter the latest threats from RCIEDs, ECS has developed a new family of RF Inhibitors. The entry level is a light weight man pack jammer with an operational life in excess of four hours from a single rechargeable battery. The Kestrel man pack has four programmable threat ‘fills’ covering a wide frequency band and variants include tri-band GSM mobile phones and Wireless LAN. A combination of fills, and in a dual configuration, makes the Kestrel ideal as a carry-forward for counter IED tasks.The Kestrel RF Inhibitor can also be configured as a plug-in module for vehicle installations that connects to a vehicle-borne power amplifier and specialised antenna ground plane.

ECS can provide a complete Integrated Logistics Support package that includes first and fourth line support, workshop automatic test equipment and a full range of ‘Train the Trainer’courses. Each ILS package can be tailored to meet specific customer requirements. In addition, the company can provide up-to-date threat analysis and software defined fill support that is both secure and reliable.

To complement the Kestrel Family of RF Inhibitors, ECS also produces a range of vehicle-installed jammers, which include Falcon and Griffin for Force Protection (FP) for military, paramilitary and other government organisations.

An essential element of any RF Inhibitor design is the performance of the antenna system. ECS’s EMC chamber enables its engineering team to design and meticulously test different antenna configurations in order to provide the best practicable performance against known RCIED threats. In this way, the company has developed an advanced ground plane antenna system for military and commercial vehicles. This focus and attention to detail has resulted in a significant improvement in system performance.