EWPMT Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool

Here are the Army’s new planned EW, signals programs

Brig. Gen. Ed Barker gave reporters a look ahead on his fiscal 2024, 2025 and 2026 priorities.

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.

By Jaspreet Gill

Land Warfare

Army progresses on electronic warfare revamp

Army systems to give soldiers EW and cyber options on the battlefield are inching towards reality.

By Andrew Eversden

Land Warfare

Visualizing The Invisible Battle: Raytheon’s EWPMT

With the new Raytheon software, the Army will no longer be fighting blind against enemy radio jamming — but its own jammers to strike back remain years away.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Air Warfare

Army Explores Robot Decoys & Cannon-Fired Jamming Pods

Sun Tzu said all warfare is based on deception. Today, that means electronic deception.

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Land Warfare

Army Boosts Electronic Warfare Numbers, Training, Role

AUSA: The Army is giving its electronic warfare force more troops, more training, and a more prominent role in combat headquarters, senior officers said here Thursday, pushing back on criticisms that the service neglects EW even as Russia and China pull ahead. Now, even when complete, these reforms won’t fix all the Army’s problems, much […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Land Warfare

Army’s New Rapid Capabilities Office Studies Electronic Warfare Boost

PENTAGON: The brand new Army Rapid Capabilities Office is studying proposals to spend between $50 and $100 million on urgently needed electronic warfare gear, Breaking Defense has learned. The options include sensors to detect radar and radio signals, and jammers to block them, mounted on ground vehicles, soldiers’ backpacks, and drones. Where will the money come […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Land Warfare

Army’s Electronic Warfare Cupboard Is Bare: No Jammer Until 2023

PENTAGON: The US Army is struggling to fund the increasingly crucial capabilities it fields for electronic warfare, which it largely abandoned after the Soviet Union fell. The Army has over 32,000 short-range defensive jammers to stop roadside bombs, but on current plans, it won’t have an offensive jammer until 2023. “Can that be accelerated? Yes,” said […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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Army Electronic Warfare ‘Is A Weapon’ – But Cyber Is Sexier

WASHINGTON: “Electronic warfare is a weapon,” fumed Col. Joe Dupont. But as the Army’s project manager for EW programs — and its recently declassified offensive cyber division — Dupont faces an uphill battle against tight budgets and Army culture to make that case. Whoever rules the airwaves will be able to keep their networks and sensors […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Air Warfare

Managing The Chaos Of Electronic Warfare

WASHINGTON: If you know both the enemy and yourself, you will not be defeated in a hundred….ducks? “We’ve got twenty shotgun shells and a hundred ducks” in the electronic warfare world today, lamented Strategic Command’s Rear Adm. John R. Haley this morning. “There are so many devices out there and so many things being used.” […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.