Information Warfare

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.

3 weeks ago

U.S. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, signs the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s board during his visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, in July 2022.

What TikTok withholds is as concerning as what it posts, Nakasone says

Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri told Gen. Paul Nakasone he thinks TikTok is “a Chinese AI weapon aimed" directly at the U.S.

3 weeks ago

Electronic Warfare

US Navy mulls adding info warfare specialists on more submarines

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

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, the commander of Naval Information Forces, right, tours the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico.

US working with ‘Five Eyes’ nations, Japan on information warfare

Japan has expressed significant interest in information warfare, "in a really positive way,” said Navy Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach.

6 weeks ago

This illustration photo taken in January shows a phone screen with a statement from the head of security policy at META with a fake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling on his soldiers to lay down their weapons shown in the background.

Sailors, soldiers need skills to fight propaganda, Navy’s Cleary says

The Kremlin is pumping out reams of misinformation concerning its latest invasion of Ukraine, now nearing the one-year mark.

6 weeks ago

A Ukrainian soldier launches a drone near Kharkiv on July 23, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Drones critical to US info-warfare playbook, Air Force’s Kennedy says

Military adoption and deployment of drones has ballooned in recent years, with the Russia-Ukraine war pushing their use into the popular spotlight.

3 months ago

US Navy hunting for info warfare experts, Aeschbach tells Old Crows

Information warfare combines data awareness and manipulation to gain an advantage — before, during and after battles.

5 months ago

Lessons from tech industry can curb digital fratricide on battlefield

There are impactful operating system techniques, like “compute orchestration,” that effectively turn a dozen cell phones into one single supercomputer.

8 months ago

Marine Corps unveils information guidance as US rivals spew propaganda

“Information is key to gaining advantage in all domains, whether during kinetic actions on the battlefield or during day-to-day operations in competition,” said Gen. David Berger, the Marine Corps commandant.

9 months ago

Special ops leader issues warning over information warfare capabilities, funding

Though operational commitments keep U.S. Special Operations Command moving, progress comes down to affordability.

10 months ago

US Air Force establishes new information warfare detachment

Dubbed Detachment 1, the new group is a hybrid wing-level organization designed to connect airmen from multiple locations as they accelerate readiness.

12 months ago

Navy doesn’t want to keep guessing whether its information warfare systems work

The U.S. Navy is working to mainstream its information warfare systems through crew integration and improved training capabilities.

13 months ago

US tries to name and shame Russian disinformation on Ukraine

The White House in recent weeks publicized what it said was a developing Russian “false-flag” operation to create pretext for an invasion.

14 months ago

In this 2012 photo made available by the U.S. Navy, a squad of Navy SEALs participate in special operations urban combat training at an undisclosed location.

Why the US should fight Russia, China in the ‘gray zone’

Time for Washington to get more active in the 'gray zone,' especially cyber and information warfare, according to the Atlantic Council.

15 months ago

US Army conducts first tactical cyber exercise readying teams for operations

The first expeditionary cyber and electromagnetic activities team under the 915th Cyber Warfare Battalion stressed its capabilities as part of a validation exercise.

15 months ago

How weather is playing a role in information warfare

The military has begun to bring weather units into the fold for information warfare.

15 months ago

The next tool the Army needs for information advantage

The Army is still experimenting with how exactly to employ information related capabilities.

18 months ago

For information operations, the key is sorting out sentiment

To have more effective information operations campaigns, commanders will need to understand their target audience and how well messages are received.

18 months ago

Air Force testing how to do intelligence in disconnected environments

16th Air Force is maturing its ability to converge intelligence, cyber and information warfare capabilities, but it needs to improve its speed.

18 months ago

To win battles of information, the US Army will need deep sensing and data handling

The service wants to use sensors to "see" across the larger distances expected for future battles. And deeper sensing makes more data to process and understand.

19 months ago

Information Warfare

Future conflicts may not look like past conflicts and may instead focus on the transfer and manipulation of information of all kinds. Here’s where to learn what’s really happening.

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

Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri told Gen. Paul Nakasone he thinks TikTok is “a Chinese AI weapon aimed" directly at the U.S.

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

Japan has expressed significant interest in information warfare, "in a really positive way,” said Navy Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach.

The Kremlin is pumping out reams of misinformation concerning its latest invasion of Ukraine, now nearing the one-year mark.

Military adoption and deployment of drones has ballooned in recent years, with the Russia-Ukraine war pushing their use into the popular spotlight.

Information warfare combines data awareness and manipulation to gain an advantage — before, during and after battles.

There are impactful operating system techniques, like “compute orchestration,” that effectively turn a dozen cell phones into one single supercomputer.

“Information is key to gaining advantage in all domains, whether during kinetic actions on the battlefield or during day-to-day operations in competition,” said Gen. David Berger, the Marine Corps commandant.

Though operational commitments keep U.S. Special Operations Command moving, progress comes down to affordability.

Dubbed Detachment 1, the new group is a hybrid wing-level organization designed to connect airmen from multiple locations as they accelerate readiness.

The U.S. Navy is working to mainstream its information warfare systems through crew integration and improved training capabilities.

The White House in recent weeks publicized what it said was a developing Russian “false-flag” operation to create pretext for an invasion.

Time for Washington to get more active in the 'gray zone,' especially cyber and information warfare, according to the Atlantic Council.

The first expeditionary cyber and electromagnetic activities team under the 915th Cyber Warfare Battalion stressed its capabilities as part of a validation exercise.

The military has begun to bring weather units into the fold for information warfare.

The Army is still experimenting with how exactly to employ information related capabilities.

To have more effective information operations campaigns, commanders will need to understand their target audience and how well messages are received.

16th Air Force is maturing its ability to converge intelligence, cyber and information warfare capabilities, but it needs to improve its speed.

The service wants to use sensors to "see" across the larger distances expected for future battles. And deeper sensing makes more data to process and understand.