Information Warfare

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.

7 weeks ago

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

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.

3 months ago

Opinion

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.

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.

7 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.

9 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.

11 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.

12 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.

12 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.

13 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.

14 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.

14 months ago

The next tool the Army needs for information advantage

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

16 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.

16 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.

17 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.

17 months ago

Army to set in stone the importance of information advantage, with new capabilities on deck

One of the biggest undertakings for the Army’s cyber operational and training arms in the last two years is shifting the service’s thinking and approach to the broader concept of information advantage. Now, the service is on the heels of making that concept official doctrine.

19 months ago

Air Force held first information warfare test exercises

The Air Force is using a new information warfare range in New Mexico to test and integrate capabilities.

21 months ago

Who should lead the Pentagon’s information operations efforts?

DoD still has a ways to go to integrate information operations leadership and operations.