KuRFS and Coyote provide the detect and defeat components of the U.S. Army’s counter-UAS solution, called LIDS: the Low, slow, small, unmanned aircraft Integrated Defeat System. (RTX image) Army sees combo of kinetic, non-kinetic capabilities as essential to combating China’s military mass The Army's new All-Domain Sensing cross-functional team is working to synchronize its kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities. Jun 13, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau
Fire Controlman (Aegis) 3rd Class Thomas Tecchio stands the SPY radar system control watch aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) as it transits the Taiwan Strait during a routine transit Sept. 17, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Stack) Navy building out non-kinetic effects teams The teams will vary in size and scope, but include some combination of cyber, electronic warfare and/or space capabilities for fleet commanders. Feb 21, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau
Observing U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky) More expertise may be needed for military commands to call for non-kinetic capabilities Non-kinetic effects — such as cyber, electromagnetic spectrum or space capabilities — are often less understood than their kinetic counterparts. Feb 14, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau