Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology

The Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology program (PE 0603275A) is a Department of Defense (DoD) Army initiative focused on maturing and demonstrating advanced electromagnetic warfare (EW) capabilities for multi-domain operations. The program aims to deliver a comprehensive suite of EW technologies that enhance electronic attack, support, and protection, as well as battle management tools and position, navigation, and timing (PNT) techniques. These efforts are designed to ensure Army forces maintain operational superiority in contested electromagnetic environments, increase unit survivability, and enable effective non-kinetic effects in complex battlespaces. The program is part of the DoD Capability Based (Agile) Funding pilot, emphasizing innovation and accelerated deployment of promising technologies.

Sensor to Shooter (STS) Advanced Technology is a key line item within this program. Its primary goal is to mature and demonstrate networked lethality architectures and decision aid algorithms for Joint All Domain Command and Control, reducing the sensor-to-shooter timeline for large-scale combat operations. The project integrates advanced fire control software for counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) and demonstrates collaborative distributed closed-loop fire control capabilities. Additional efforts under STS, such as Pivot and Maestro, focus on intelligence targeting, battle damage assessment, and integrating kinetic and non-kinetic effects into mission planning. Work is conducted by the Armaments Center and the C5ISR Center, supporting Army modernization priorities.

Enhanced VETRONICS Advanced Technology focuses on developing on-platform power and data management solutions to enable scalable and adaptable EW capabilities for ground vehicles. The project leverages commercial technologies and open architectures to optimize power generation, energy storage, and data distribution for integrated EW operations. It also advances EW sensing and countermeasure techniques to support layered survivability concepts, defeat multi-spectral threats, and enhance protection for maneuver forces. Research is performed by the Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) and the C5ISR Center.

Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) Advanced Technology aims to mature capabilities for monitoring, understanding, and controlling the NAVWAR environment. The focus is on integrating electromagnetic protection, support, and attack to characterize the NAVWAR environment, deny adversary PNT capabilities, and maintain Army APNT capabilities. The Intelligent Electronic Protect (IEP) effort develops hardware and software for APNT systems to function as NAVWAR sensors, enhancing detection and identification of jamming and spoofing threats. This work supports the creation of a NAVWAR Common Operating Picture for improved decision-making in contested environments.

Counter C3 Advanced Technology is dedicated to maturing techniques for resilient data broadcasting across RF and networking technologies in EW-contested environments. The project employs AI-driven predictive networking to autonomously identify, learn, and react to network threats, ensuring end-to-end resiliency against electronic and cyber attacks. Automated Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency (PACE) technologies are integrated to adapt dynamically to changing conditions, with demonstrations planned in laboratory and field environments. The C5ISR Center leads this effort.

CEMA Sensing Advanced Technology focuses on developing algorithms and methodologies for passive and active sensing of the electromagnetic spectrum to detect adversarial cyber and electromagnetic activities. The project aims to optimize real-time RF mapping and improve multifunction system resourcing, enabling simultaneous EW, signals intelligence, and cyber missions. Advanced scheduler and interference mitigation technologies will be demonstrated on multifunction hardware to support mission requirements in resource-constrained environments.

EW for Maneuver Operations (EMO) Advanced Technology and Sensor Electronic Support Advanced Technology address survivability, lethality, and counter-ISR&T capabilities in contested electromagnetic environments. EMO efforts include degrading adversary ISR&T, developing spectrum obscuration techniques, and integrating multi-modal protection measures. Sensor Electronic Support focuses on radar survivability, adaptive RF countermeasures, and distributed sensing to defeat advanced air and missile threats. These projects involve modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop assessments, and field demonstrations, with work performed by the Space and Missile Defense Technical Center, AvMC, and C5ISR Center.