ELECTROMAGNETIC PROTECTION USING SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO

Authors

  • Ivan Ivanov C4I Systems Development Directorate, Defence Institute “Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov”, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Sevdalin Spassov C4I Systems Development Directorate, Defence Institute “Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov”, Sofia, Bulgaria https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6175-4998

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.68302/std2026.vol1.156

Keywords:

Electromagnetic warfare, electromagnetic protection (EP), Software-defined radio (SDR)

Abstract

The main elements of electromagnetic protection (EP) such as ensuring electromagnetic compatibility measures, communication equipment protection measures, electromagnetic radiation management, preventive countermeasures against enemy radio intelligence have been examined. A definition, basic terms and the architecture of software-defined radio (SDR) have been given. SDR implementation possibilities at electromagnetic protection of military communication systems have been considered. The paper also includes a GNU Radio proof-of-concept simulation of SDR-based spatial signal analysis and discusses practical coherence challenges when moving from simulation to a multi-device SDR implementation.

Supporting Agencies

This work was supported by the National Science Program “Security and Defence” program, which has received funding from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria under the grant agreement no. Д01-74/19.05.2022

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Published

17.09.2026

Issue

Vol. 1 (2026): Proceedings of the International Conference on Secure Systems Design and Technology Development.

Section

DEFENSE AND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY

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How to Cite

[1]
I. Ivanov and S. Spassov, “ELECTROMAGNETIC PROTECTION USING SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO”, SysTechDev, vol. 1, pp. 233–240, Sep. 2026, doi: 10.68302/std2026.vol1.156.