Electronic Warfare Agile Systems Development

Mission — Electronic Warfare Agile Systems Development source

The Electronic Warfare Agile Systems Development encompasses engineering, manufacturing, and software development for systems to plan, manage, detect, interpret, and shape the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) and its use by friendly and hostile forces. The systems developed under this program provide the Army a means to see their own emissions preventing electronic fratricide, helping shape the electronic operating environment, and increasing Soldier and Command Post (CP) survivability. This program also provides timely rapid reprogramming of mission software supporting evolving Electronic Attack capabilities and supports information dissemination for Army supported, Joint and allied services. Together these systems enable understanding and control of the EMS for US Forces. Project Code A87 - Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) provides commanders and soldiers with indications and warnings of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) jamming to provide immediate notification to individual PNT users that their navigation and timing may be compromised by jamming or spoofing; detect, identify, and locate sources of PNT interference; allow command and control (C2) systems to display areas affected by interference with actionable information necessary to implement measures to mitigate or eliminate the threat. NAVWAR creates asymmetric opportunities to degrade and defeat an adversary's capabilities by denying their use of PNT. The overall goal of NAVWAR operations is to preserve PNT overmatch for friendly forces by creating a denied, degraded and/or disrupted operating environment for adversaries while opening windows of PNT superiority for friendly forces. NAVWAR aligns with the Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) concept and the Army Operations Concept by providing globally responsive arms teams with the ability to present multiple dilemmas to the enemy, limits enemy options and exploits the enemy's weaknesses. NAVWAR links in Fires, Aviation, and Electronic Warfare communities, producing outcomes that support Army NAVWAR dominance, informing NAVWAR Situational Awareness of effects in the PNT radio frequency spectrum. NAVWAR will streamline these efforts, providing NAVWAR effects and tools to the Commander to shape the electromagnetic operating environment. Project Code A88 - Army Reprogramming Analysis Team (ARAT) - The ARAT EW enterprise supports the tactical Commander by providing timely rapid reprogramming of mission software and information dissemination for the Army. ARAT supports integrated reprogramming of target acquisition, target engagement, platform survivability systems, and Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE). The ARAT rapid-reprogramming EW enterprise supports tactical requirements and readiness for deployed aircraft and ground-based terrestrial systems. ARAT identifies and analyzes threat signature changes which affect EW systems; determines the impact of observed signature changes; develops new mission software solutions to adapt the system to the threat changes; disseminates the mission software; and provides methods to upload the new mission software into the affected EW systems. Project Code A89 - Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems 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 EW FP systems are programmable with techniques to mitigate emerging threats. In order to keep pace with the threat evolution, development efforts will Multi-Mission Electronic Warfare EW FP capabilities with advance techniques to mitigate modern and sophisticated range of threats as they emerge. 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. Project Code A92 - Counter Surveillance Reconnaissance (CSR) is a FY26 New Start Electronic Warfare program. The Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document (A-CDD) for CSR was signed on 08JAN2024. This funding will provide ground-based CSR capabilities to Division, Corp, and Theater commanders. CSR is a family of systems that provides force protection at echelon through non-kinetic attack capabilities against space-based threats, enhanced situational awareness, and operational planning tools to coordinate effects. Low probability of detection (LPD)/low probability of attribution (LPA) effects will support disrupting enemy kill chains to enable freedom of maneuver and preserve combat power. CSR provides Army forces with three distinct counter-space surveillance capabilities (Program Lines of Effort), controlled by an overarching Fire Control Planner (FCP) and a common Fires Execution Tool (FXT), to plan and employ non-kinetic effects to protect friendly forces. CSR is a ground-based family of systems that provides force protection at echelon through enhanced situational awareness, operational planning tools to coordinate effects, and electronic support capabilities to counter space-based surveillance assets. Further advocacy for CSR capabilities exists in Joint Emergent Operational Needs Statement (JEONS) 0044 and other Combatant Command requests Project Code A93 - Spectrum Situational Awareness System (S2AS) supports Army key modernization initiatives by allowing commanders to sense and see themselves in the Electro-Magnetic Spectrum (EMS), preventing electronic fratricide, helping shape the electronic operating environment, and increasing Command Post (CP) survivability. Operationally S2AS allows commanders to determine and impact their visibility to enemy fire chain. S2AS is a dedicated EMS situational awareness management system that provides the Commander with real time EMS Situational Awareness to support Emissions Control (EMCON) decisions, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Resolution, and detect/warn operations centers of unauthorized or intentional sources of interference on today's complex battlefield. S2AS will employ sophisticated hardware and software to strengthen the capabilities of the Army and ensuring resilience against potential adversarial threat. S2AS will address current and future EMS challenges, ensuring awareness and secure use of the EMS.

Mission — Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) source

Adversaries are aggressively developing and fielding counter- Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technologies that significantly reduce the Army's ability to access the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) to conduct military operations. The Army is actively pursuing Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) capabilities to produce NAVWAR solutions that leverage Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) and Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities while enabling distinctly NAVWAR outcomes and provide soldiers with PNT overmatch by denying adversary access to PNT services. NAVWAR provides commanders and soldiers with indications and warnings of PNT jamming to provide immediate notification to individual PNT users that their navigation and timing may be compromised by jamming or spoofing; detect, identify, and locate sources of PNT interference; allow command and control (C2) systems to display areas affected by interference with actionable information necessary to implement measures to mitigate or eliminate the threat. NAVWAR will create asymmetric opportunities to degrade and defeat an adversary's capabilities by denying their use of PNT and preserve PNT overmatch for friendly forces by creating a denied, degraded and/or disrupted operating environment for adversaries while opening windows of PNT superiority for friendly forces. NAVWAR supports Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) as an enabler to precision fires, movement and maneuver, force tracking, and a host of data networks that tie personnel and weapon systems together into a joint or coalition force. NAVWAR provides globally responsive arms teams with the ability to present multiple dilemmas to the enemy, limit enemy options and exploit enemy weaknesses. NAVWAR directly enhances multiple warfighting functions to include fires, aviation, mission command, and electromagnetic warfare. NAVWAR is a system of systems approach of detecting, geolocating, and determining the impact area of Global Positioning System (GPS) in a contested environment and the effects on PNT across the battlefield. NAVWAR will leverage the GNSS Operational Assessment Tool (GOAT) that was developed for an urgent requirement and be integrated with the EWPMT X system. The overall goal of NAVWAR operations is to preserve PNT overmatch for friendly forces by creating a denied, degraded and/or disrupted operating environment for adversaries while opening windows of PNT superiority for friendly forces. NAVWAR aligns with the MDO concept and the Army Operations Concept by providing globally responsive arms teams with the ability to present multiple dilemmas to the enemy, limits enemy options and exploits the enemy's weaknesses. NAVWAR links in Fires, Aviation, and Electronic Warfare communities, producing outcomes that support Army NAVWAR dominance, informing NAVWAR of effects in the PNT radio frequency spectrum. NAVWAR will streamline these efforts, providing NAVWAR effects and tools to the Commander to shape the electromagnetic operating environment.

Mission — Army Reprogramming Analysis Team (ARAT) source

Current military operations are conducted in a rapidly changing threat environment, where Infra-Red (IR) man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) seekers, radar guided surface-to-air-missiles (SAM), laser guided weapons (LGW), Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS), and targeting sensors are proliferating and technically evolving. Integrated solutions are required to counter increasingly sophisticated Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Peer and Near Peer threats. The ARAT EW enterprise supports the tactical Commander by providing timely rapid reprogramming of mission software and information dissemination for the Army. ARAT supports integrated reprogramming of target acquisition, target engagement, platform survivability systems, and Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE). The ARAT rapid-reprogramming EW enterprise supports tactical requirements and readiness for deployed aircraft and ground-based terrestrial systems. ARAT identifies and analyzes threat signature changes which affect EW systems; determines the impact of observed signature changes; develops new mission software solutions to adapt the system to the threat changes; disseminates the mission software; and provides methods to upload the new mission software into the affected EW systems. Each element within the ARAT infrastructure plays a specific role within the program's rapid reprogramming process, providing the Soldier with the capability to install mission and target identification software at the lowest possible level, thus maximizing flexibility for tactical Commanders. ARAT participates in the operational and developmental test design of Army EW systems and supports Joint Service Reprogramming Exercises in all theaters. ARAT Research and Development enables continuous development of: 1) automated threat analysis tools to rapidly detect threat changes within the intelligence system, 2) tools to minimize the time to develop Mission Software and Products (MSP), 3) tools and technology to minimize the time required to test and validate MSPs, 4) improved communications conduits to rapidly transmit mission software to upload into supported EW systems to forward deployed combat forces. These efforts allow for rapid threat analysis, threat modeling and simulation, mission software development and testing, distribution and uploading of mission software directly to the supported Soldier on the edge. Additionally, beginning in FY 2026 ARAT will, continue mission support to the Terrestrial Layer System (TLS) family. ARAT will develop the capability to produce system techniques, validation testing, archiving, and distribution of mission software to forward deployed combat forces. This program aligns with the Secretary of Defense's comprehensive transformation strategy and the Army Chief of Staff's Army Transformation Initiative (ATI). Additionally, consistent with the Army's initiative to migrate to the Transformation in Contact (TiC) effort. Funding for this program will ensure development and delivery of solutions to combat forces on the forward edge via the ARAT Electromagnetic Warfare enterprise.

Mission — Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems source

Electromagnetic warfare (EW) capability gaps exist across several areas, including the need for development of more sophisticated countermeasures, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics into EW operations. Specifically, the development of advanced countermeasures that can effectively disrupt or neutralize enemy EW capabilities is crucial, especially in the face of evolving technologies and tactics. Integrating AI and advanced analytics into EW operations will significantly enhance the ability to quickly identify and respond to threats. VMEWS is intended to provide a suite of electromagnetic warfare capabilities to protect wheeled and tracked vehicles against a wide range of radio frequency-controlled threats. These efforts include development of techniques, integration of existing techniques, as well as hardware and software enhancement and integration with the capabilities in support of Transformation in Contact (TiC) initiatives, and Presidential Directives. Justification: Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Base funding in the amount of $1.573 million is to prototype an integrated Multi-Mission EW FP system for enhancements to respond to changing signals of interest employed by threats as required.

Mission — Counter Surveillance Reconnaissance (CSR) source

Counter Surveillance Reconnaissance (CSR) is an FY26 New Start Electronic Warfare program. The Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document (A-CDD) for CSR was signed on 8 January 2024. This funding will provide ground-based CSR capabilities to Division, Corp, and Theater commanders. CSR is a family of systems that provides force protection at echelon through enhanced situational awareness, operational planning tools to coordinate effects, and electronic support capabilities. Low probability of detection (LPD)/low probability of attribution (LPA) non-kinetic effects will support establishing and retaining unobserved force position and freedom of maneuver to preserve combat power. CSR provides Army forces with three distinct counter-space surveillance Lines of Effort (LOE), controlled by an overarching mission planner and common execution software, to plan and employ non-kinetic effects to protect friendly forces. The subsystems are designed to support the full spectrum of competition, crisis and conflict. Further advocacy for CSR capabilities exists in support of Joint Emergent Operational Needs Statement (JEONS), Operational Needs Statements (ONS), Transformation in Contact (TiC) initiatives, Presidential Directives, and other Combatant Command requests.

Mission — Spectrum Situational Awareness System (S2AS) source

Spectrum Situational Awareness System (S2AS) supports Army key modernization initiatives by allowing commanders to sense and see themselves in the Electro-Magnetic Spectrum (EMS), preventing electronic fratricide, helping shape the electronic operating environment, and increasing Command Post (CP) survivability. Operationally S2AS allows commanders to determine and impact their visibility to enemy fire chain. S2AS is a dedicated EMS situational awareness management system that provides the Commander with real time EMS Situational Awareness to support Emissions Control (EMCON) decisions, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Resolution, and detect/warn operations centers of unauthorized or intentional sources of interference on today's complex battlefield. S2AS will employ sophisticated hardware and software to strengthen the capabilities of the Army and ensuring resilience against potential adversarial threat. S2AS will address current and future EMS challenges, ensuring awareness and secure use of the EMS. Justification: In Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, $8.938 million will be used for development, integration, testing, and technical and program management support of the S2AS program.

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