Markets & Applications

MPP products amplify incoming signals from enemy radar or communications systems to enable the electronic warfare system to deceive or disable threats, protecting soldiers, ground installations and ships.

Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) Systems:

MPP produces vacuum electron devices (VEDs) – specifically, helix traveling wave tubes (TWTs) – and high-power transmitter subsystems, respectively, for the electronic warfare market. MPP’s ECM components are designed to deliver superior mean time between failure (MTBF) rates.

The electronic warfare market utilizes MPP’s VEDs for threat-protection systems for ships, aircraft and high-value land assets, protecting them against radar-guided munitions that utilize semi-active or active radar to acquire their targets. Incorporating MPP’s electronic warfare products, these threat-protection systems can be deployed within an electronic warfare platform, included in an external pod or used as a stand-alone decoy.

Decoys:

With the increasing sophistication of incoming threats, the demands placed on the TWTs used in active decoys continue to increase. From airborne repeater decoys to high-power off-board decoys protecting naval assets, MPP's development and production capabilities ensure that you can rely on MPP as your source for cost-effective, highly reliable helix TWTs.

Non-lethal Weapons:

MPP has developed high-power millimeter-wave gyrotrons in support of the Department of Defense's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate, Advanced Concept Technology Program. The system can provide an option with a longer effective range than traditional lethal weapons, addressing a growing need for effective tools to fill the gap between shouting and shooting. MPP gyrotrons are at the leading edge of efforts to deliver new capabilities to U.S. forces in support of increasingly complex missions.

Counter UAVs:

The use of high-power microwave (HPM) techniques in electronic warfare is growing. As the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) market has thrived, and with the integration of artificial intelligence and swarming capabilities into these systems, counter UAS (C-UAS) strategies are required. HPM systems play a crucial role in tracking and eliminating these threats to allied warfighters and their support facilities and critical infrastructure.