The TLS Manpack solution consists of Kraken (left) and Beast+ (right) as shown at the CACI booth at AUSA (Photo: Mark Pomerleau/Staff). Army alters funding again for integrated cyber, EW, SIGINT system to speed up delivery of ‘critical’ manpack version The service is pursuing a Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team (TLS-BCT) capability. Mar 21, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to prototype the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team system on Strykers. (Lockheed Martin photo) Army taking operational and technical lessons from demonstrations of EW capabilities Despite years without a program-of-record jammer, the Army has been testing a family of systems and is nearing fielding. Oct 12, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau
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’s dismounted jammer leveraging existing program of record for faster fielding Beast+ and Kraken systems are already part of a program of record with U.S. Special Operations Command. Oct 10, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to prototype the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team system on Strykers. (Lockheed Martin photo) Army anticipates awarding contract for dismounted electronic warfare solution in September Officials expect a deal for a commercial off-the-shelf dismounted capability associated with the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team system. Aug 16, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau