If the Pentagon has to share 5G spectrum, it wants some new ground rules

If the Pentagon has to share 5G spectrum, it wants some new ground rules
If the Pentagon has to share 5G spectrum, it wants some new ground rules

DoD officials met with a key industry group this week to outline a framework the Pentagon hopes can kickstart a discussion on a spectrum management program.

DIU launches first AUKUS prize challenge focused on electromagnetic spectrum

DIU launches first AUKUS prize challenge focused on electromagnetic spectrum
DIU launches first AUKUS prize challenge focused on electromagnetic spectrum

The Pentagon’s DIU will manage the competition in conjunction with counterpart agencies in Australia and the United Kingdom.

US moves to dismiss Ligado spectrum lawsuit, disputes court jurisdiction and claims

US moves to dismiss Ligado spectrum lawsuit, disputes court jurisdiction and claims
US moves to dismiss Ligado spectrum lawsuit, disputes court jurisdiction and claims

“Ligado fails to plead any plausible facts to support its purely speculative claim that the Government has occupied its licensed spectrum,” alleges the DoJ motion to dismiss the satellite communication firm’s suit in US Federal Claims Court.

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Airborne EW: Dominating the spectrum to win battles

Airborne EW: Dominating the spectrum to win battles
Airborne EW: Dominating the spectrum to win battles

It takes a layered defense plan to be survivable, which means jammers to disable, deceive, and disrupt, along with onboard self-protect and off-board decoys.

DoD’s new cloud-based visualization tool targets electromagnetic spectrum

DoD’s new cloud-based visualization tool targets electromagnetic spectrum
DoD’s new cloud-based visualization tool targets electromagnetic spectrum

“What this does today … is that it provides the ability to bring a number of different information feeds, a number of different data sources together in one picture,” Kevin Laughlin, deputy director for the program executive office for spectrum, told reporters.

Hill defense committees pile on DoD over EW, spectrum ops gaps

Hill defense committees pile on DoD over EW, spectrum ops gaps
Hill defense committees pile on DoD over EW, spectrum ops gaps

The SASC version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), “requires the Department of Defense to address deficiencies in the electronic protection of defense systems,” according to an executive summary.

Army ‘on the cusp of greatness’ with its critical EW programs

Army ‘on the cusp of greatness’ with its critical EW programs
Army ‘on the cusp of greatness’ with its critical EW programs

The Army is progressing in its EW portfolio “after a few solid years of investment, lots of support from the Army and from [the Defense Department],” Kenneth Strayer said.

STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms

STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms
STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms

STRATCOM’s Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center is focused primarily on repelling threats from Russia and China, but DoD also faces a potentially crippling spectrum grab by US commercial 5G wireless giants.

Learning from Ukraine, Army cyber schoolhouse focuses on electromagnetic spectrum

Learning from Ukraine, Army cyber schoolhouse focuses on electromagnetic spectrum
Learning from Ukraine, Army cyber schoolhouse focuses on electromagnetic spectrum

Gen. Paul Stanton told reporters during a media roundtable at the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference that the Army is studying the invasion “pretty carefully” to make sure that it knows how to find its enemies and how not to be found itself.