{"id":27250,"date":"2020-06-29T17:39:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T17:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/29\/soldiers-in-europe-could-soon-have-a-new-system-to-disrupt-signals\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:07:34","slug":"soldiers-in-europe-could-soon-have-a-new-system-to-disrupt-signals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/06\/29\/soldiers-in-europe-could-soon-have-a-new-system-to-disrupt-signals\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers in Europe could soon have a new system to disrupt signals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Light infantry Army units in Europe could soon have an electronic attack capability to deny, degrade and disrupt enemy signals, an industry official told C4ISRNET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army units are already using heavy and light prototypes of electronic warfare equipment as they wait for the service to select a more permanent solution. These prototypes includes the Stryker-mounted Tactical Electronic Warfare System, which provides both electronic support and electronic attack capabilities, and the Flyer 72-mounted Tactical Electronic Warfare Light, which currently only provides electronic support. Both have been delivered to Europe and the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, TEWL will be getting an electronic attack capability soon, Terence Winn, director for tactical ISR at General Dynamics, the prime for both systems, told C4ISRNET in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Winn said General Dynamics is in the process of producing more systems to be deployed to units in these theaters. This will include building nine more TEWSs and four more TEWLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These systems, which received funding in 2018 and were first delivered in 2019, have helped the Army conduct risk reduction for the program of record, the Terrestrial Layer System<\/a>, while also filling urgent needs of forces at the tactical edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TLS will be the Army\u2019s first ground based integrated signals intelligence, electronic warfare and cyber platform. Two companies \u2013 Digital Receiver Technology and Lockheed Martin \u2013 were awarded contracts to develop the first phase of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\t