Elbit to supply Israel with $80 million in EW and protection suites for F-16s
The procurement of the new systems for the F-16s is part of a much larger process the Ministry of Defense has embarked upon since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.
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Accurate sensors are critical for armor units under fire
Maneuver formations face multifaceted threats that include kinetic force-on-force and non-kinetic effects such as electronic warfare.
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Breaking the Pentagon’s new bottleneck of time
As threats evolve, the winning model ties digital engineering to manufacturing capacity and a reindustrialized supply chain.
AIS@P: Army aims to get AI ASAP for intel, jammers and sensors
The multi-vendor contract for “Artificial Intelligence & Software at Pace” will divide $1 billion over 10 years into bite-sized, quick-turn task orders of $25 million or less.
Naval Information Warfare Center awards BlueHalo $50M for UAS electronic warfare sensors
The $49.9 million award will be fleshed out over a five year period.
NATO eyes solar-powered high altitude platforms to counter GPS jamming
Separately, a Ukrainian official told Breaking Defense that Kyiv's forces are constantly having to evolve their cyber and electronic warfare tactics to stay ahead of Russia.
AUKUS partners to stand up electronic warfare intel-sharing framework
“We are not out there alone, and we share that with our allies and partners, and they also have some pretty exceptional capabilities,” said Travis Manning, an electronic warfare officer in the Pentagon.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
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Display screens are the eyes for maneuver forces needing to command and control
The Army is upfitting vehicles with big 24 or 32-inch displays that present multiple sources of data for a full operational picture.
After apparent mass pager attack, Hezbollah has few avenues for response, experts say
When Hezbollah does respond, one analyst said he expected it to mirror previous local operations after Israeli attacks, but another said the group could also look to act abroad.
Aussie GPS alternative firm Advanced Navigation wins big Hanwha contract
Advanced Navigation CEO Chris Shaw told Breaking Defense the deal could boost his company's business by 400 percent.
‘New era of crisis’ prompts Japan’ biggest defense budget ever: $59B for 2025
Japan seeks to buy another 11 F-35 joint strike fighters, develop a new military small satellite constellation and invest in new signals intelligence aircraft.
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Not just selling into the kingdom, but building partnership with Saudi Arabia’s defense industry
Partnerships with outside industry are a cornerstone of the kingdom’s ambitious growth strategy.
Air Force needs ‘more robust, active base defense’ amid new threats: Allvin
Anti-missile capabilities are just one aspect of more “robust” defenses needed for contested environments, which will also include sophisticated cyber attacks and electronic warfare.
Drones, jammers and big balloons: In Morocco, Army’s Multi-Domain Task Force tests EW tech
“The Moroccans are fully integrated” in the exercise, said Lt. Col. Aaron Ritzema, helping hunt simulated “enemy” transmitters with high-altitude balloons and four different types of drones.
Forget cutting edge, mismatched powers like Ukraine should look to the past for secure comms
RAND expert Nicholas Johnson argues that going tech-for-tech in electronic warfare with Moscow is a costly proposition, but old school communication strategies could narrow the gap.
Swarm Wars: Pentagon holds toughest drone-defense demo to date
Eight counter-UAS systems — wielding a mix of radars, machineguns, missiles, jammers, and more — were tested against swarms of up to 50 drones of different types attacking simultaneously from different directions and speeds.