Joint Electronic Advanced Technology
Abstract
This project investigates means to (1) rapidly mitigate new asymmetric electronic threats that have been enabled by the global proliferation of electronic components and devices with advanced capabilities and (2) guarantee U.S. technological overmatch capabilities through the development of new asymmetric capabilities. Laboratory efforts and field experimentation venues focus on fully understanding current capabilities and exploring, demonstrating, and assessing new and innovative capabilities. Developmental efforts seek to produce new capabilities by integrating advanced commercial and military off-the-shelf technologies in innovative ways not being explored by the Services. Laboratory/field experimentation and developmental efforts are focused on demonstrating new capabilities that can be rapidly inserted into the Services’ Programs of Record with reduced risk. Oversight efforts within the Electronic Warfare (EW) and Countermeasures Office (EW&C) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OASD(R&E)) assess and ensure coordination of all Departmental EW Research and Development (R&D) efforts and coordinate national and international efforts in emerging Information Operations and EW/Cyber Convergence topics. Four efforts comprise this project: Experimentation/ Demonstration, Advanced Technology Development/Verification, Innovative Technology Exploration, and EW Enterprise Collaboration and Planning. Experimentation/Demonstration (E/D): E/D explores and demonstrates technologies and approaches to address compelling warfighting issues. The first E/D venue, Vigilant Hammer (VH), is a recurring multi-year, multi-agency, live, virtual, and constructive field experimentation venue of increasing complexity and difficulty focused on advancing the state of the art for the detection, classification, geolocation and prosecution of electromagnetic signals of interest using DoD and national resources. Modeled after Joint Electronic Advanced Technology's (JEAT) highly successful BLACK DART, Trident Spectre, and Rotorcraft Aircraft Survivability Equipment (RASE) Experiment venues, VH includes both scripted and free play scenarios intended to give participants an opportunity to explore the efficacy of existing and new capabilities and approaches to engage emerging Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) threats. Additional venues addressing emerging concerns (e.g., advanced electro-optical and millimeter wave threats) will be added in future years. Advanced Technology Development/Verification (ATD/V): ATD/V research efforts to mature and assess emerging technologies that address compelling EW and converged EW/Cyber warfighting needs. JEAT’s ongoing ATD/V effort, Distributed Electronic Effects Development (DEED), is a laboratory and developmental venue that matures and assesses emerging EW and converged EW/Cyber technologies to enable, for example, more effective coordination of sensor and electronic attack capabilities to enable multi-point, collaborative EW/Cyber capabilities. DEED specifically identifies and pairs synergistic technologies to develop systems with capabilities that are greater than the sum of the individual parts. Innovative Technology Exploration (ITE): ITE conducts analyses and studies of emerging asymmetric threats for the Director, EW&C. Past work includes support to Office of the Secretary of Defense’s (OSD) Aircraft Survivability Equipment Joint Analysis Team and the Helicopter Survivability Task Force, which resulted in rapid technology investments by DoD to address crucial warfighting needs. Current efforts are focused on advanced analytic studies of link budgets associated with addressing highly advanced agile threats. EW Enterprise Collaboration and Planning (EW C&P): EW C&P supports all activities of the Director, EW&C related to the selection, organization, oversight, and coordination of all EW and EW-related R&D across DoD and oversees and ensures proper coordination and collaboration between OSD and the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, and the Services on an extensive variety of EW-related activities within DoD and world-wide. EW C&P identifies, assesses, and develops recommendations to address EW-related threat trends impacting sensor, seeker, communications, and battle management technologies and countermeasures to these threats; provides programmatic and budget review and recommendations; and provides decision support to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (OUSD(AT&L)) on Programs of Record including technology availability and maturity, Critical Program Information standards, Foreign Disclosure, and Technical Signals Requirements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- P619_0603618D8Z_3_0400_PB_2017
Related Documents
- Root: Joint Electronic Advanced Technology
- Child Accomplishment: Experimentation/Demonstration (E/D)
- Child Accomplishment: Advanced Technology Development/Verification (ATD/V)
- Child Accomplishment: Innovative Technology Exploration (ITE)
- Child Accomplishment: EW Enterprise Collaboration and Planning (EW C&P)