Electronic Warfare Development

Abstract

A portion of this funding line is a key enabler of the Army Modernization Priorities in support of Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) program. This Program Element (PE) encompasses engineering and manufacturing development for tactical Electronic Warfare (EW). The Integrated Electronic Warfare System (IEWS) is a capability set that integrates electronic attack, protect and support functions to dramatically improve the ability to seize, retain, and exploit an advantage within the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). It is based on a modular, scalable and open architecture to allow Army Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and Joint Force Commander's to tailor capability responses against a variety of EW threats/scenarios. The IEWS capability set is structured along four program lines of effort: 1) Project DX5 Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tools (EWPMT), 2) Project DX6 Multi-Function EW (MFEW), 3) Project VS6 Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (CREW) which provides current defensive electronic attack capability. Project DX5 - This funding line is a key enabler of the Army Modernization Priorities, APNT CFT and Network CFT, in support of the EWPMT which is the Commander's tool to control, manage, and dominate the EMS and Cyber Domains. EWPMT will provide the ability to conduct remote control & management of EW assets to execute offensive and defensive Electronic Attack, EW targeting and enable maneuver by synchronizing EW and Spectrum Management Operations (SMO) across Intelligence, Operations, and Signals to successfully execute Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). As a Commander's tool, EWPMT is predominantly utilized by the Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) element's Electronic Warfare Officers (EWO) and Electromagnetic Spectrum Managers (ESM) for mission planning, access to national and strategic sensors and data repositories, as well as the synchronization of EW and SIGINT enabled platforms. Project DX6 - MFEW-AL is the Army's only program providing tactical Commanders with deep look, organic, airborne, offensive electronic warfare (EW), empowering Commanders to shape the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) to their advantage. The MFEW Air Large system will provide: 1) Offensive Electronic Attack (OEA) - Non-Kinetic Fires capability with the intent of denying, degrading, or disrupting enemy communications capability and non-communications emitters; 2) Electronic Warfare Support (ES) - Capability to search, intercept, identify, and locate or localize sources of intentional and unintentional radiated electromagnetic (EM) energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition, targeting, planning, and execution of future operations; 3) Dissemination of Military Information Support Operations (MISO) products; and 4) Support of Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) and Multi-Domain Operations. Project VS6 - Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (CREW) provides protection of ground forces operating in vehicle convoys, single vehicles and fixed locations in operational theaters which enables freedom of movement across the depth and breadth of the operational environment. Current CREW systems are programmable with techniques to mitigate emerging threats. In order to keep pace with the threat evolution, development efforts will provide fielded CREW systems as well as other Electronic Warfare (EW) systems with techniques that mitigate the range of threats as required. These development efforts may include development of new techniques, integration of existing techniques, as well as hardware and software development and integration in order to pace the threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2023
Source ID
0604270A_5_2040_PB_2023
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President's Budget request did not include out-year funding.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Application Software
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Emerging Threats
  • Engineering
  • Explosive Devices
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Information Systems
  • Military Information Support Operations
  • Multi-Domain Operations
  • Product Development
  • Small Business
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Microelectronics

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