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Mark Pomerleau

Mark Pomerleau is a senior reporter for DefenseScoop, covering information warfare, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, influence, battlefield networks and data.

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A U.S. Army soldier assigned to 1st Armored Division inspects an antenna as he prepares for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Fort Irwin, Calif., in early March 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelvin Johnson)

Army using incremental ‘sprints’ to scale Next Gen C2 to division level

Tech

Army looking to inject more cyber capabilities into formations at the division level

Cyber

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division set up a command post with the M1301 Infantry Squad Vehicle during exercise Spectrum Blitz 25 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, April 11, 2025. Spectrum Blitz 25 is an exercise that provides an opportunity to train Electronic Warfare Teams in Electronic Warfare Training Strategies at the platoon level. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Collin Mackall)

Electronic warfare receiving more senior level attention within the Army

Tech

U.S. Army 125th Intelligence Electronic Warfare (IEW) Battalion, Electronic Warfare team, gives a capabilities brief of the V-Max to Colonel Paul Hayward, Deputy Commander – Interoperability, 25th Infantry Division, during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023, at the 5th Marine Combat Training Center, Puslatpur, Indonesia, Sept. 3, 2023. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Thornburgh)

One electronic warfare payload to rule them all?

Tech

FORT IRWIN, Calif. – Bravo Company (Bandits), 11th Cyber Battalion, culminated months of home station training with participation in National Training Center Rotation 25-03, January and February 2025. Expeditionary CEMA (Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities) Team 05 and ECT 06, B Co., 11CB, conducted electromagnetic reconnaissance, radio frequency enabled offensive cyber operations, and special purpose electromagnetic attacks to shape operations during the rotation for III Armor Corps, 1st Infantry Division, and 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). (Photo by Steven Stover, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber))

Here’s how the Army is working to get electronic warfare gear to units faster

Tech

An American flag patch is worn by a U.S. Army soldier participating in Cyber Yankee, a cyber training exercise hosted by the National Guard, inside the Regional Training Institute at Camp Nett, Niantic, Connecticut, East Lyme, Connecticut, May 17, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)

New Army cyber organization will focus on activity in the competition space

Tech

The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and the Threat Systems Management Office push a swarm of 40 drones through the town during the battle of Razish, National Training Center on May 8th, 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Pv2 James Newsome)

Army’s unmanned systems summit is helping the service field drones to units faster

Tech

Sgt. Lucero Martinez, an unmanned aircraft systems operator, assigned to Detachment 1, Delta Company, 545th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, helps launch an unmanned aircraft system during a UAS exercise on June 12, 2025 at Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Cambrie Cannon)

Army poised to build drone marketplace for soldiers and units

Tech

A small unmanned aircraft system, developed by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes its initial flight on Oct. 10, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt)

Here’s how the Army’s S&T community is looking to meet Hegseth’s ‘drone dominance’ charge

Tech