{"id":51051,"date":"2022-10-08T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/08\/family-affair-us-army-pursues-three-synced-electronic-warfare-systems\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:36:49","slug":"family-affair-us-army-pursues-three-synced-electronic-warfare-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2022\/10\/08\/family-affair-us-army-pursues-three-synced-electronic-warfare-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Family affair: US Army pursues synced electronic warfare systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Army is assembling a family of systems to provide soldiers with electronic warfare, signals intelligence and cyber capabilities that they can employ from near and far, on the ground and in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The projects \u2014 essentially siblings \u2014 are known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/electronic-warfare\/2022\/07\/14\/lockheed-nabs-59-million-order-for-stryker-cyber-electronic-warfare-suite\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team<\/a>, TLS-BCT; the Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade, TLS-EAB; and the Multi-Function Electronic Warfare-Air Large, or MFEW-AL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each serves its own purpose and is in its own stage of development. But what Army and industry officials emphasize is their future synergy: how each piece fits neatly into the puzzle of electromagnetic spectrum domination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t expect these systems to do their own mission; they have to be used in tandem, whether we\u2019re using an MFEW-Air Large in the air to get range [or] looking at long-range precision fires with [TLS-EAB],\u201d William Utroska, who works with the Army\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/electronic-warfare\/2022\/09\/01\/army-electronic-warfare-office-seeks-to-adapt-now-for-future-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors<\/a>, told reporters in August at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s one of the points I wanted to make upfront,\u201d he said. \u201cWe foresee these systems being mutual, used in tandem, in order to provide the commander the best effects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electronic warfare is a fight for control of the spectrum, which militaries use for situational awareness, communications, weapons guidance and more. This contest is increasingly important as more advanced technologies are deployed on the battlefield and troops try to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms\/2022\/06\/01\/ukraine-war-shows-danger-of-unencrypted-communications-us-armys-wormuth\/\" target=\"_blank\">minimize their signatures<\/a> to avoid detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army in July awarded Lockheed Martin a $58.8 million contract for TLS-BCT. The other transaction authority agreement runs through October 2023. The company is expected to provide prototypes mounted to Stryker combat vehicles that are ready for operational assessment and issuance to an initial unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really an exciting time for TLS-BCT,\u201d Maj. Derek Vanino, an assistant product manager with the terrestrial spectrum warfare portfolio at PEO IEW&amp;S, said during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/electronic-warfare\/2022\/08\/31\/us-army-to-launch-offensive-cyber-capabilities-office\/\" target=\"_blank\">an August roundtable.<\/a> \u201cWe\u2019ve made a lot of progress with our industry partner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service in August inked separate deals with Lockheed and General Dynamics Mission Systems for TLS-EAB concepts and demonstrations. The first phase is valued at $15 million over 11 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared to its TLS-BCT relative, TLS-EAB<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/electronic-warfare\/2022\/08\/18\/lockheed-martin-general-dynamics-win-army-electronic-warfare-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\"> is meant to reach farther<\/a> and interface with larger footprints and formations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to be designed to deliver long-range sense and effect, integrated SIGINT, EW and radio frequency-enabled cyber. But we\u2019re going to do it at longer range and at echelons that do not have that capability organically at this time: division, corps and theater,\u201d Maj. Joseph Fink, also an assistant product manager with the terrestrial spectrum warfare portfolio, said at the same event. \u201cWe also have different target sets. We have different signals of interest at each echelon. And those are being developed in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The self-contained MFEW-AL pod is also produced by Lockheed. It was intended for mounting on an MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone. The pod garnered the applause of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/electronic-warfare\/2022\/08\/25\/army-demos-aerial-jammer-amid-push-to-catch-up-in-electronic-warfare\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo<\/a>, who observed a prototype in the field this summer, courtesy of PEO IEW&amp;S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, the three systems are expected to boost soldier situational awareness and efficacy in future fights, potentially against technologically savvy opponents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/03\/29\/russia-first-in-the-headlines-is-pentagons-no-2-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">such as China and Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s important about this is all three programs have been architected to cooperate,\u201d Deon Viergutz, vice president of spectrum convergence at Lockheed, said in a Sept. 26 interview. \u201cThink about it on a battlefield: They\u2019re part of an integrated, networked family of systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among other factors, Viergutz credits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2021\/10\/12\/heres-how-army-aviation-is-tackling-the-open-architecture-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">a shared<b> <\/b>approach<\/a> for the success of each endeavor thus far. Rapidly upgradable and flexible equipment is important to the Army, according to service officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat has enabled it is a common architecture, hardware and software,\u201d Viergutz said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what really lays the groundwork for the Army to be able to actually achieve these programs as part of a family of systems.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TLS-BCT, TLS-EAB and MFEW-AL each serve their own purpose. 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