Multi-Function Electronic Warfare (MFEW)
Abstract
The Multi-Function EW (MFEW) is a System of Systems that will provide the BCT Commander with an organic airborne and ground offensive Electronic Attack (EA) and Electronic Warfare Support (ES) capability. MFEW-Air and MFEW-Ground variants empower Commanders to shape the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) to their advantage. MFEW will provide commanders with an organic EW capability that dramatically improves a land force's ability to seize, retain, and exploit an advantage within the EMS in order to execute successful unified land operations. These capabilities give the commander a competitive advantage by denying, degrading the enemy's ability to conduct Command and Control (C2), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and targeting, and allows the commander to optimize effects within the EMS at the time and place of their choosing. These systems are networked with the Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) to allow remote operation and dynamic tasking/reprogramming. MFEW-Air is an airborne payload to be mounted on both manned and unmanned ariel platforms. MFEW-Air is comprised of three variants: Air Large (Class IV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), Air Small (Class III Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), and manned rotary wing payloads. MFEW-Air will retain the capability to operate independently, but when integrated into a system of systems will provide a layered EW approach that also will include the MFEW-Ground variants. This will provide extended target frequency range coverage, increased target geo-location precision, increased target standoff range, and increased persistence on target in all weather conditions day or night. Justification: FY2018 Base dollars in the amount of $24.310 million will complete MFEW-Air Large Milestone B (MS B) activities with a MS B Decision and competitive award of an Engineering and Manufacturing Developmental (EMD) contract; and commence MFEW-Ground pre-Milestone B activities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- DX6_0604270A_5_2040_PB_2018
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