By: Mark Pomerleau
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The Army’s rapid procurers are turning their focus to aerial electronic warfare solutions inwards answer to ongoing needs inwards the European theater. The Army’s Rapid Capabilities Office has been working to deliver EW capabilities to Europe inwards phases that construct upon each other, providing deployed forces amongst needed capabilities against a existent threat forthwith spell too informing longer-term programs of potential requirements. A novel endeavor “includes an aerial capability that extends the arrive at of signal detection in addition to volition hold upwards used to inform the programme of record, [Multifunction Electronic Warfare] Air Large,” Pete Manternach, EW Pb for the RCO, said inwards written responses to C4ISRNET. “We are starting to larn at the aerial EW capabilities, that is in all probability ane of the biggest focuses nosotros have,” Manternach told C4SIRNET sis site Defense News inwards an interview during the annual Association of the U.S. of A. Army conference inwards early on October, adding they are working amongst the entire community of involvement to architect them into the electrical flow systems in addition to prototypes.
To date, the RCO, working amongst the programme office, has been developing paradigm solutions for Phase ii capabilities that construct on master copy EW capabilities delivered to Europe before this year, the RCO said inwards written responses. The master copy capabilities included ground-based systems that tin arrive at notice feel the signals inwards the surround in addition to too render a express electronic fix on capability.
The U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities Office is delivering quick-reaction electronic warfare solutions to the European theater, in addition to these systems volition aid inform the evolution of to a greater extent than permanent programs of record.
The RCO in addition to programme business office innovation on fielding the Phase ii capabilities to Europe — including ground-based systems that volition pick out improved sensors, upgraded software in addition to novel antennas — foremost inwards the instant quarter of financial twelvemonth 2019, the RCO said.
The Army's Cyber Blitz experimentation sought to improve empathize tactical cyber in addition to electronic warfare effects.
While the aerial systems described yesteryear Manternach volition hold upwards component subdivision of the Phase ii efforts, he said they won’t hold upwards fielded to Europe amongst the Phase ii capabilities.
The aerial prototypes volition too hold upwards able to piece of occupation on both manned in addition to unmanned aircraft.
Manternach said spell these capabilities are aimed at the ongoing needs inwards Europe, they volition hold upwards extended to other theaters if needed.
In around other effort, Manternach pointed to a asking for data posted to the FedBizOpps website inwards August 2018 for a tactical signals word payload to hold upwards mounted on an unmanned MQ-1C Gray Eagle, which would include EW capabilities inwards back upwards of an ongoing programme inside Program Executive Office Intelligence Electronic Warfare in addition to Sensors' Sensors-Aerial Intelligence office.
Responses to the asking are currently beingness reviewed amongst a asking for proposals expected to hold upwards released inwards the Dec 2018 to Jan 2019 fourth dimension frame.
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