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Global conflicts spur a ‘race’ to develop, field electronic warfare systems: Navy secretary

Global conflicts spur a ‘race’ to develop, field electronic warfare systems: Navy secretary
Global conflicts spur a ‘race’ to develop, field electronic warfare systems: Navy secretary

“It is imperative that we, in concert with our allies and partners, remain committed to prioritizing our warfighters’ freedom of action and ability to achieve spectrum superiority,” Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said, citing the prominence of EW capabilities in Ukraine and the Middle East.

‘Space can be the most resilient capability’: LEO sats vital for next war, says Marine info chief

‘Space can be the most resilient capability’: LEO sats vital for next war, says Marine info chief
‘Space can be the most resilient capability’: LEO sats vital for next war, says Marine info chief

Numerous, redundant satellites in low Earth orbit will link the new Marine Littoral Regiments to joint commanders, allowing them to serve as the eyes and ears of the joint force in the Pacific, said Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy.

DoD, military services ‘haven’t actually defined’ the JADC2 problem: Navy official

DoD, military services ‘haven’t actually defined’ the JADC2 problem: Navy official
DoD, military services ‘haven’t actually defined’ the JADC2 problem: Navy official

“So I don’t think we’re mature enough in the learning that we’re doing with our multiple exercises and [we have] yet to define the problem we want to solve,” said Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler, deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare.

Pentagon seeks more ‘jointness’ for JADC2 as OSD stands up new office

Pentagon seeks more ‘jointness’ for JADC2 as OSD stands up new office
Pentagon seeks more ‘jointness’ for JADC2 as OSD stands up new office

The new office will be led by Dave Tremper, director of electronic warfare in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.

Continuing resolution the ‘one thing’ keeping CDAO from taking over DoD Project Maven AI program

Continuing resolution the ‘one thing’ keeping CDAO from taking over DoD Project Maven AI program
Continuing resolution the ‘one thing’ keeping CDAO from taking over DoD Project Maven AI program

“There are some other capabilities that I can’t talk about here, but we will look at how to build out the same type of approach Maven used for these non-GEOINT type use cases,” Deputy CDAO Margaret Palmieri said.

Pentagon’s innovation steering group mapping existing efforts

Pentagon’s innovation steering group mapping existing efforts
Pentagon’s innovation steering group mapping existing efforts

“Each of the services is clearly working on their own services capability gap so there’s a missing piece in terms of when we fight in a conflict,” Shyu said. “We don’t fight within a single service, we fight jointly.”

Space Force Reaches Out To New Partners– Eye On China

Space Force Reaches Out To New Partners– Eye On China
Space Force Reaches Out To New Partners– Eye On China

“Other areas we’re looking for opportunities are also out in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, to develop new and different partnerships in space that we may not have enjoyed in other domains in the past,” Gen. DT Thompson, vice chief of the Space Force, says.

‘Spectrum Superiority’ Key To All Domain Operations: Gen. Hyten

‘Spectrum Superiority’ Key To All Domain Operations: Gen. Hyten
‘Spectrum Superiority’ Key To All Domain Operations: Gen. Hyten

“We have a lot of work to do before we get there,” Vice Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten says of the Pentagon’s efforts to implement its new Electronic Spectrum Superiority Strategy.

Electronic Warfare: Better, But Still Not Good Enough

Electronic Warfare: Better, But Still Not Good Enough
Electronic Warfare: Better, But Still Not Good Enough

The US military is rebuilding its ability to protect its radios, sensors and radars while jamming those of its adversaries. But we’re still probably second or third in the world.

US Forces Untrained, Unready For Russian, Chinese Jamming

US Forces Untrained, Unready For Russian, Chinese Jamming
US Forces Untrained, Unready For Russian, Chinese Jamming

Training for electronic warfare threats is too easy, leaving troops dangerously unready for great power conflict. Scenarios are so unrealistic that one officer called them “garbage.”

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