As electronic military weapons and communications systems become increasingly more complex and susceptible to electromagnetic interference, the U.S. Army continues to evaluate the systems’ endurance against radio frequency weapons, hostile jamming and unintentional interference.
Located at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, The Electromagnetic Vulnerability Assessment Facility (EMVAF) is used to conduct experiments that determine electromagnetic vulnerability requirements for military electronic systems.
The facility contains two anechoic chambers, including one equipped with a turntable capable of supporting 100-ton test vehicles. Each layer of shielding provides 100-decibel isolation and is combined with radar absorbing material (RAM) to give engineers a high level of control over the RF energy within the chamber.
