{"id":50057,"date":"2022-08-25T17:50:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T17:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/25\/army-demos-aerial-jammer-amid-push-to-catch-up-in-electronic-warfare\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:35:10","slug":"army-demos-aerial-jammer-amid-push-to-catch-up-in-electronic-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2022\/08\/25\/army-demos-aerial-jammer-amid-push-to-catch-up-in-electronic-warfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Army demos aerial jammer amid push to catch up in electronic warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. \u2014 A little more than a month after disclosing that gaps in the U.S. military\u2019s electronic warfare toolkit are causing him to lose sleep, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said one of the service\u2019s premier efforts to provide jamming and sensing capabilities shows promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army showcased its Multi-Function Electronic Warfare-Air Large<\/a> pod this week in Aberdeen, Maryland. The service is building back its EW arsenal after decades focused on counterterrorism, confronting forces that were less technologically savvy. The targeting of communications and other networks seen daily in the war in Ukraine is adding to the sense of urgency, U.S. officials say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EW is a fight over control of the electromagnetic spectrum, which militaries use for situational awareness, communications and weapons guidance. The contest is increasingly important as more and more-advanced technologies are deployed on the battlefield and troops try to minimize signatures to avoid detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat concerned me, always, is that we\u2019ve got to keep pace with the threat over time,\u201d Camarillo told reporters<\/a> Aug. 23, following a morning of briefings. \u201cI\u2019m really impressed with the MFEW program that the Army has, its different configurations and where it\u2019s going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The self-contained pod, made by Lockheed Martin, was intended to be mounted to an MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone. Other platforms are now being explored. The Air Force has expressed interest in working it into an A-10 attack plane, and testing is anticipated with the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System, a jet tooled for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As long as a power supply and an ethernet port<\/a> are available, MFEW-AL is an option, officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\t