electronic warfare Archives

U.S. Army Specialist Melvin Robertson, a signal support systems specialist, attached to Task Force Wolfhound participates in electronic warfare training in Djibouti, Africa on Feb. 9, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph P. LeVeille)

Army awards prototype for spectrum sensing and visualization tool

The Army awarded 3dB Labs an other transaction agreement to develop and demonstrate a prototype for the Spectrum Situational Awareness System (S2AS), according to a release. S2AS…

Apr 2, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to “Wild Bill” Platoon, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment conduct electronic warfare training during Combined Resolve XV, Feb. 23, 2021 at the Hohenfels Training Area. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Julian Padua)

Army spectrum tool will feature in upcoming ‘transforming-in-contact’ exercises to inform rapid fielding decision

S2AS is envisioned to be a commercial off-the-shelf solution that will provide sensing and visualization of what units look like in the spectrum.

Feb 24, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcons from Ellington Field, Texas, receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama on June 13, 2023.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis.)

Raytheon ready to add AI-enabled radar warning receiver to fighter jets, other Air Force platforms

Raytheon expects the Air Force to begin procurement of the Cognitive Algorithm Deployment System sometime in 2025.

Feb 24, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Daniel Driscoll testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of the Army, Jan, 30, 2025. (Screenshot from video on Congress.gov)

Trump’s nominee for Army secretary calls for buying more commercial off-the-shelf tech

Daniel Driscoll told senators that the Army should purchase more non-developmental solutions for drones and other technologies to help speed the delivery of new capabilities to soldiers.

Jan 30, 2025 By Jon Harper

Six EA-18G Growlers attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, the ‘Wizards’, conduct a flight formation over Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Dec. 14, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacquelin Frost)

Navy’s Next Generation Jammer reaches critical milestone

The Mid-Band pod will be mounted on the sea service's EA-18G Growler aircraft.

Jan 9, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Members of the 18th Space Defense Combat Squadron, a unit assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Space under the USSF Force Generation model, observe orbital data at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by David Dozoretz)

Kendall: Space Force must move faster to field counterspace capabilities

“The place where I think we should be moving faster is counterspace. We need to protect the joint force from the targeting and sensing that China, in…

Dec 19, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

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)

Army using existing programs to run risk reduction on new starts in light of continuing resolutions

With continuing resolutions limiting work to be done on new programs, the Army is using current capabilities to reduce risk to speed development once funding becomes available.

Dec 12, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Lt. Kevin Kreutz, a shooter in the arresting gear officer’s pit, watches an EA-18G Growler from the “Shadowhawks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in support of exercise Talisman Saber 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ramon G. Go/RELEASED)

Raytheon wins follow-on Next Generation Jammer production contract

The $590 million contract covers the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pod.

Dec 5, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

An F-15E Strike Eagle pilot gestures before takeoff during Bamboo Eagle 24-3 at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 5, 2024. Bamboo Eagle 24-3 provides Airmen, allies and partners a flexible, combat-representative, multidimensional battlespace to conduct testing, tactics, development, and advanced training in support of U.S. national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Benjamin Aronson)

Air Force looking for more realistic EW training

The 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing is looking to introduce augmented reality capabilities to improve electronic warfare training and shield signals from being collected.

Nov 13, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Rendering of the Terrestrial Layer System, the Army’s next-generation tactical vehicle based system that delivers an integrated suite of signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyberspace operations capabilities. (Photo by John Higgins)

Army examining best approach to fight electronic warfare at echelon

A series of events will help officials determine what the concept of employment for EW will be at the division level and what the current program of…

Nov 6, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau