Electronic Warfare

Pentagon tester gives thumbs up to US Army electronic warfare planner

Little information about EWPMT was included in the weapon tester’s previous public report, with details restricted to a select group.

4 days ago

After RIMPAC, Northrop eyes additional at-sea tests for smaller jammer

Northrop Grumman is leaning into years of experience with the U.S. Navy and electronic warfare to bring to life the smaller Ultra-Lite EA System.

12 days ago

Electronic Warfare

Northrop Grumman makes play to add power, space on DDGs for weapons

A single power control system for multiple shipboard weapons would free up space and weight to allow for lasers and other new weapons, the company says.

Epirus wins $66M Army contract for drone-frying Leonidas microwave kit

High-power microwave systems use bursts of energy to disrupt, degrade or destroy distant electronics.

2 weeks ago

GOP pick to lead House China committee vows to win ‘new Cold War’

Rep. Mike Gallagher has vowed to lead a bipartisan committee that will tackle Chinese military modernization, threats to Taiwan and defense supply chains.

4 weeks ago

Year in review: Top stories from 2022

SpaceX foils a Russian attack, the U.S. Army awards a massive helicopter contract, the Pentagon suspends F-35 deliveries and more!

5 weeks ago

New data model predicts how deployments affect future readiness

What if you could predict the effects of one deployment three years into the future?

6 weeks ago

HII boss sees mission tech business growing faster than shipbuilding

HII’s mission technologies business, expanded through acquisitions, now makes up about 25% of the company's sales.

8 weeks ago

US Army intel office plots AI development with Project Linchpin

More than 685 artificial intelligence projects are underway at the Defense Department, with at least 230 traced back to the Army.

8 weeks ago

Undersecretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo sits down ahead of his question-and-answer session at the annual Defense News Conference on Sept. 7.

US Army faces physical space limits in adding electronic warfare tech

The service is embracing a swappable, plug-and-play approach known as CMOSS, or C5ISR Electronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of Standards, to fit the tech.

2 months ago

A 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron E-11A aircraft outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node sits on the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 4, 2019. The 430th EECS is the only unit that operates these aircraft with the BACN payload. (Capt. Anna-Marie Wyant/Air Force)

Robins Air Force Base cleared to replace JSTARS fleet

The battle management squadron will start arriving at Robins in 2023 and become fully operational by October 2024.

2 months ago

CACI boosts spending on independent research and development

Following several technology-focused acquisitions, CACI International is directing about $35 million annually to IR&D.

2 months ago

World View, Sierra Nevada uncrewed balloons to allow stratospheric ISR

Balloon-based systems can remain in the air at high altitudes for long periods of time while conducting surveillance operations.

2 months ago

Guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea, Nov. 29, 2022.

Navy says US cruiser ‘asserted navigational rights’ in South China Sea

China called the action illegal and said it mobilized naval and air assets to issue warnings and drive off the ship.

2 months ago

How Israel is preparing the next generation of cyber soldiers

Defense News spoke with three senior officers at the training center to discuss their goals and how cyberspace is changing how Israel’s military functions.

2 months ago

Rafael’s ‘Drone Dome’ anti-UAS system advances in Pentagon competition

The system demonstrated detection, identification and soft-kill capabilities against drone targets and is now eligible to compete for federal contracts.

2 months ago

NATO set to renew vow on Ukraine membership, boost non-lethal aid

Foreign ministers will meet in Bucharest, where, 14 years ago, the alliance decided to allow Ukraine and Georgia to join over vehement Russian objections.

2 months ago

Police experts examine a crater after a missile strike in a village near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Nov. 16, 2022.

Data centers are physical and digital targets, says Pentagon’s Eoyang

What Russia failed to take down online in Ukraine, it's attacking with missiles, according to Mieke Eoyang, a senior Pentagon cyber official.

3 months ago

The human touch: ‘Artificial General Intelligence’ is next phase of AI

AGI is the ability of an intelligent agent to understand or learn any intellectual task in the same way that humans do.

3 months ago

Four questions with France’s military cyber mission lead

France foresees its future military force as heavily relying on systems of systems, whose networks are interconnected across the battlefield.

3 months ago

Electronic Warfare

Electronic warfare is re-emerging in military operations, adding a new domain for battle. From the Pentagon to the battlefield, find the latest on EW here.

Little information about EWPMT was included in the weapon tester’s previous public report, with details restricted to a select group.

Northrop Grumman is leaning into years of experience with the U.S. Navy and electronic warfare to bring to life the smaller Ultra-Lite EA System.

A single power control system for multiple shipboard weapons would free up space and weight to allow for lasers and other new weapons, the company says.

High-power microwave systems use bursts of energy to disrupt, degrade or destroy distant electronics.

Rep. Mike Gallagher has vowed to lead a bipartisan committee that will tackle Chinese military modernization, threats to Taiwan and defense supply chains.

SpaceX foils a Russian attack, the U.S. Army awards a massive helicopter contract, the Pentagon suspends F-35 deliveries and more!

What if you could predict the effects of one deployment three years into the future?

HII’s mission technologies business, expanded through acquisitions, now makes up about 25% of the company's sales.

More than 685 artificial intelligence projects are underway at the Defense Department, with at least 230 traced back to the Army.

The service is embracing a swappable, plug-and-play approach known as CMOSS, or C5ISR Electronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of Standards, to fit the tech.

The battle management squadron will start arriving at Robins in 2023 and become fully operational by October 2024.

Following several technology-focused acquisitions, CACI International is directing about $35 million annually to IR&D.

Balloon-based systems can remain in the air at high altitudes for long periods of time while conducting surveillance operations.

China called the action illegal and said it mobilized naval and air assets to issue warnings and drive off the ship.

Defense News spoke with three senior officers at the training center to discuss their goals and how cyberspace is changing how Israel’s military functions.

The system demonstrated detection, identification and soft-kill capabilities against drone targets and is now eligible to compete for federal contracts.

Foreign ministers will meet in Bucharest, where, 14 years ago, the alliance decided to allow Ukraine and Georgia to join over vehement Russian objections.

What Russia failed to take down online in Ukraine, it's attacking with missiles, according to Mieke Eoyang, a senior Pentagon cyber official.

AGI is the ability of an intelligent agent to understand or learn any intellectual task in the same way that humans do.

France foresees its future military force as heavily relying on systems of systems, whose networks are interconnected across the battlefield.