The Marine Corps’ Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) and the Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 program enable DMO.
By Breaking DefenseThe 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.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.[UPDATED with Bryan Clark comment] The Navy and Northrop Grumman just took a major step forward on defending ships from enemy missiles. Northrop announced this afternoon it had passed a Critical Design Review (CDR) for a new jamming and spoofing system for Navy warships, Block III of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP, rhymes with Cool-Whip).…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.NAVY YARD: American warships are about to get much harder to kill. Armed with new electronic warfare systems, the US Navy “is taking back the spectrum,” Capt. Doug Small says. The great advantage of American warships has long been their ability to absorb punishment and to keep fighting. In the modern era, however, the best defense is electronic:…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.WASHINGTON: Someone shoots a cruise missile at you. How far away would you like to stop it: over 200 miles out or less than 35? If you answered “over 200,” congratulations, you’re thinking like the US Navy, which has spent billions of dollars over decades to develop ever more sophisticated anti-missile defenses. According to Bryan…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.