{"id":29393,"date":"2019-09-19T18:36:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T18:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/19\/this-is-how-the-air-force-plans-on-improving-its-electronic-warfare-capabilities\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:07:55","slug":"this-is-how-the-air-force-plans-on-improving-its-electronic-warfare-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/electronic-warfare\/2019\/09\/19\/this-is-how-the-air-force-plans-on-improving-its-electronic-warfare-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how the Air Force plans on improving its electronic warfare capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. \u2014 The Air Force is taking action to reshape its electronic warfare enterprise after a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/electronic-warfare\/2018\/11\/14\/air-force-to-wrap-up-electronic-warfare-study-by-january\/\" target=_blank> recent assessment found that the service <\/a>was too stovepiped and not responsive enough to emerging threats, its No.-2 general said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe goal is to make [electronic warfare] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/electronic-warfare\/2019\/04\/15\/air-force-hopes-new-organization-can-boost-electronic-warfare\/\" target=_blank>part of everything we do in the Air Force<\/a>,\u201d said Gen. 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