alq-99

Navy Bets On ‘Baby Steps’ To Improve Electronic Warfare; F-35 Jamming Not Enough

PENTAGON: While the Air Force and the Marines stake their future on a great leap forward to the stealthy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Navy is taking what one officer called “baby steps” into the future: a careful, incremental upgrade of electronic warfare systems to jam enemy radar instead of just hiding from it. The […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Naval Warfare

Navy Steps Up New Jammer Effort; First New System in 40 Years

On July 10, the U.S. Navy released a request for proposals for the first all-new electronic jammer in over 40 years. It’s about time since the existing ALQ-99 jammer carried on electronic-warfare planes is gradually losing the ability to keep up with joint requirements — not to mention threats. When the ALQ-99 debuted in 1971, […]

By Loren Thompson

Sponsored Post, Networks & Digital Warfare

Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield

Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.

By Breaking Defense

Sponsored Post, Networks & Digital Warfare

Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands

Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.

By Breaking Defense

Space

The state of play in military space

The military space sector is evolving fast. Get the latest from Space Force and industry officials on what’s next for acquisition, policy and training in a new Breaking Defense eBook.

By Breaking Defense