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

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

Second Russian Luch/Olymp satellite now trailing Western systems in orbit

Second Russian Luch/Olymp satellite now trailing Western systems in orbit
Second Russian Luch/Olymp satellite now trailing Western systems in orbit

While the new Russian satellite didn’t get super close to any others, its behavior “could be considered unfriendly,” said Slingshot’s Audrey Schaffer, who until recently served as the director of space policy at the National Security Council.

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RAIVEN: Sensing at the edge and beyond the pixel with embedded hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence

RAIVEN: Sensing at the edge and beyond the pixel with embedded hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence
RAIVEN: Sensing at the edge and beyond the pixel with embedded hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence

For Future Vertical Lift, the Army wants new and innovative technology that transforms their platforms into advanced weapons systems. One such technology is Raytheon Technologies’ revolutionary RAIVEN Turret 1000, first in a new family of EO/IR systems.

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Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom

Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom
Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom

In this Game Changer, HII cyber experts discuss the importance of optimizing the use of cyber capabilities and electromagnetic spectrum operations to help DoD shut down threats before they can escalate to open conflict.

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Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom

Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom
Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom

Unlike a weapon that can be tested, validated, and put on a shelf knowing that it will work when needed, deployed information warfare and cyber capabilities have to be continually tuned and optimized in order to be relevant to the warfighter.

Northrop Grumman Eyes Next-Gen SIGINT For Army

Northrop Grumman Eyes Next-Gen SIGINT For Army
Northrop Grumman Eyes Next-Gen SIGINT For Army

“So I think [the concept of integration is] so simple and yet so hard to achieve,” Northrop VP Walsmith said. “You need to be able to integrate applications, whether they’re your own or someone else’s, with ease and simplicity. It is easy to say. It’s very hard to engineer.”

NSA Renews Focus On Securing Military Weapons Systems Against ‘Capable’ Rivals

NSA Renews Focus On Securing Military Weapons Systems Against ‘Capable’ Rivals
NSA Renews Focus On Securing Military Weapons Systems Against ‘Capable’ Rivals

“In terms of weapons systems, we have computers on wings, at sea, and on land. We don’t think of [weapons systems] that way, but none of them work without computers,” NSA’s Joyce said. 

Afghanistan’s Precarious Networks: Will The Taliban, Once Again, Go Dark?

Afghanistan’s Precarious Networks: Will The Taliban, Once Again, Go Dark?
Afghanistan’s Precarious Networks: Will The Taliban, Once Again, Go Dark?

The Taliban now faces a decision: Ban the internet as the group did during its first rule, while hindering its propaganda windfall and other online activities, or leave the country’s networks intact, allowing an avenue for continued US electronic surveillance.

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Building A Smarter ISR Aircraft

Building A Smarter ISR Aircraft
Building A Smarter ISR Aircraft

ISTAR will operate faster, longer and higher than other platforms.

China Set To Beat US, Russia Again In Space Launch Race

China Set To Beat US, Russia Again In Space Launch Race
China Set To Beat US, Russia Again In Space Launch Race

China has launched 29 satellites through Sept. 30, compared 27 launched by the US. The US has far more satellites already in space.

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More Bandwidth for Software Developers Means Better Apps for SIGINT/ISR/Comms

More Bandwidth for Software Developers Means Better Apps for SIGINT/ISR/Comms
More Bandwidth for Software Developers Means Better Apps for SIGINT/ISR/Comms

A new, patented Microwave radio-frequency integrated circuit can operate at industry-leading frequencies to develop advanced applications for software-defined radios.

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Intelligence, Cyber, and EW Evolve for All-Domain Operations

Intelligence, Cyber, and EW Evolve for All-Domain Operations
Intelligence, Cyber, and EW Evolve for All-Domain Operations

Leonardo DRS is supporting the Army with ultra-low SWaP systems that operate at multiple security levels for all-domain applications.

Army Wants New Mega-Jammer In 2023: TLS-EAB

Army Wants New Mega-Jammer In 2023: TLS-EAB
Army Wants New Mega-Jammer In 2023: TLS-EAB

Mounted on a pair of heavy trucks, the Terrestrial Layer System – Echelons Above Brigade (TLS-EAB) will do long-range jamming for high-level HQs – and fry the circuits of incoming enemy missiles as well.

Boeing & Lockheed Vie For Cyber/EW/SIGINT System, TLS

Boeing & Lockheed Vie For Cyber/EW/SIGINT System, TLS
Boeing & Lockheed Vie For Cyber/EW/SIGINT System, TLS

The Army has big ambitions for the Terrestrial Layer System, meant to detect, decrypt, and disrupt enemy communications. We spoke to the companies that actually have to build it.