Electronic Warfare

First wave of tech to defend Guam from newer threats due in 2024

The architecture to defend Gaum from complex missile threats will begin to take shape on the island with the delivery of launchers and radars next year.

5 days ago

What is ‘deep sensing’ and why is the US Army so focused on it?

“If we’re going to do long-range precision fires," Army Gen. James McConville said, "you need to do long range-precision targeting."

5 days ago

AI & ML

Modern ‘shock and awe’ would be defined by aging jets, new tactics

“We need to be able to use a scalpel and not a meat ax,” said Harlan Ullman, the defense consultant credited with coining "shock and awe."

US must revive, dominate electronic warfare, Pentagon CIO Sherman says

"As we get ready for China," CIO John Sherman told Congress, "we better be able to fight and dominate in this space."

13 days ago

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the 7th Fleet, speaks to the crew of mine-countermeasures ship during a tour in June 2022.

Biden taps 7th Fleet commander Thomas for information warfare post

If confirmed, Navy Vice Adm. Karl Thomas would succeed Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler, who took the post in June 2020.

2 weeks ago

Boeing says ground-based system keeps satellites free from jamming

The company is developing the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical Enterprise Services ground system, which can defend against electronic warfare threats.

2 weeks ago

When it comes to network innovation, we must protect the data ‘pipes’

Because encryption has a shelf life, military networks still need to protect the data pipes that support the warfighter.

4 weeks ago

US Navy mulls adding info warfare specialists on more submarines

The service years ago made information warfare commanders fixtures of carrier strike groups.

4 weeks ago

Space National Guard cost overstated, association says

A CBO study found that forming a service with as many as 5,800 personnel could cost nearly $500 million a year.

4 weeks ago

Admiral Gilday sees uncrewed vessels as critical to US Navy’s future

The U.S. Navy is investing in uncrewed systems — in the air, on the water and beneath the surface — to augment existing and near-future military might.

4 weeks ago

Air Force mulls remote control of drone wingmen

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said future budgets will show the service is committed to new forms of uncrewed aircraft.

5 weeks ago

Chinese balloon wasn’t downed over Alaska due to ‘dangerous’ recovery

The Pentagon is trying to justify its decision to lawmakers critical of how long it took the Biden administration to act.

6 weeks ago

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying and sending excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars.

China conducted spy balloon program for years, Pentagon says

A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday.

6 weeks ago

U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, begins his speech at the annual Defense News Conference on Sept. 7, 2022.

Russia-Ukraine lessons to boost US electronic warfare, Sen. Reed says

"We are in a tremendously dynamic situation," said Sen. Jack Reed, "where technology is changing rapidly, techniques are changing rapidly."

6 weeks ago

The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

China says will ‘safeguard interests’ over balloon shootdown

China claims it was a civilian balloon used for meteorological research but has refused to say to which government department or company it belongs.

6 weeks ago

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.

7 weeks 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.

8 weeks ago

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.

8 weeks ago

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.

8 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.

2 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.

The architecture to defend Gaum from complex missile threats will begin to take shape on the island with the delivery of launchers and radars next year.

“If we’re going to do long-range precision fires," Army Gen. James McConville said, "you need to do long range-precision targeting."

“We need to be able to use a scalpel and not a meat ax,” said Harlan Ullman, the defense consultant credited with coining "shock and awe."

"As we get ready for China," CIO John Sherman told Congress, "we better be able to fight and dominate in this space."

If confirmed, Navy Vice Adm. Karl Thomas would succeed Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler, who took the post in June 2020.

The company is developing the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical Enterprise Services ground system, which can defend against electronic warfare threats.

Because encryption has a shelf life, military networks still need to protect the data pipes that support the warfighter.

The service years ago made information warfare commanders fixtures of carrier strike groups.

A CBO study found that forming a service with as many as 5,800 personnel could cost nearly $500 million a year.

The U.S. Navy is investing in uncrewed systems — in the air, on the water and beneath the surface — to augment existing and near-future military might.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said future budgets will show the service is committed to new forms of uncrewed aircraft.

The Pentagon is trying to justify its decision to lawmakers critical of how long it took the Biden administration to act.

A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday.

"We are in a tremendously dynamic situation," said Sen. Jack Reed, "where technology is changing rapidly, techniques are changing rapidly."

China claims it was a civilian balloon used for meteorological research but has refused to say to which government department or company it belongs.

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.