Some might argue that the Air Force should transition directly from the E-3 to an unmanned airborne early warning and control capability instead of acquiring the E-7. There are several problems with that approach.
The US Air Force is one step closer to having a new aircraft for jamming enemy communications.
As missions stretch farther and comms grow less reliable, predictive software could become the edge that keeps missions afloat.
"[The electromagnetic spectrum is] like the oxygen that surrounds us right now. You don't have a choice. You are in it," the Air Force's director of EMS superiority said.
Boeing’s lead in digital engineering has underpinned the F-15EX’s success, schedule and low price, and will provide rapid capability growth through open architecture and agile software development.
Three companies will split a $100 million contract to develop test beds for directed energy weapons.
"If there's one overarching theme of our approach this year, it's to transform where we're heading and focus on technology and innovation and how to start using that better," HASC Chair Smith said in opening remarks.
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
The new office is slated for October, Pentagon CIO John Sherman said, while also giving updates on the Spectrum Strategy implementation plan and the cyber workforce strategy.
BAE has been working to convince its own suppliers to enter into performance-based logistics to cut costs and increase availability of its EW system for the Joint Strike Fighter, said Betsy Warren, BAE's director of sustainment for Electronic Combat Solutions.
The test involved electronic attack efforts against radars while previous tests had been directed against the communications systems binding IBCS to its sensors.
Prototypes should provide "a radically new set of capabilities," according to DISA. "This work has never been done before within the DoD and requires a novel approach."
Do more with less: streamline workflows, reduce duplication, invest upfront to save long-term.
Rep. Langevin criticized the 2022 budget overview for its brevity, opacity, and appearance as "nearly a carbon copy" of the 2021 document. "If DoD were a high school student, I would have called [the 2022 budget overview] plagiarism."
"The Department of Defense officially recognizes five domains of warfare," Rep. Langevin said. "For four of those domains, the senior civilian is a service secretary. Cyber has a deputy assistant secretary, which is four rungs lower than the other warfighting domains. Why does this make sense?"
The long-awaited jammer, a key defense against anti-ship missiles, will now enter land-based testing at Wallops Island, Va. But the Navy must do more, argues EW expert Bryan Clark.
There is room for further development in areas such as electronic warfare and signals intelligence. "These 'soft' components were not as accessible in the past 12 to 15 years when we were so busy in the Middle-East; for example, there is a real drive to invest in areas such as EWSI (Electronic Warfare and Signals Intelligence)," Brig. Gen. Paul Tennant, the British military attache in Washington, says.