Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT)

The Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) program, outlined under Program Element (PE) 0604103A, is a research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) initiative of the U.S. Army focused on enhancing the Army's ability to operate effectively within the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). The primary objective of this program is to develop and integrate advanced situational awareness and planning tools that enable commanders and soldiers to detect, identify, and mitigate threats to Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems, particularly in environments where adversaries are actively employing counter-PNT technologies such as GPS jamming and spoofing.

A key component within this program is the Navigation Warfare Situational Awareness (NAVWAR SA) project, which aims to provide Army units with real-time indications and warnings of PNT interference. The NAVWAR SA capability leverages both Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) to deliver actionable information to commanders and individual users, alerting them when their navigation and timing data may be compromised. This enables rapid identification and geolocation of jamming sources, as well as visualization of affected areas on command and control (C2) systems. These features support timely mitigation or elimination of threats.

The NAVWAR SA project is designed to support Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) by ensuring assured PNT for precision fires, maneuver, force tracking, and networked operations across joint and coalition forces. By denying adversaries access to reliable PNT services while preserving friendly PNT capabilities, NAVWAR SA seeks to create asymmetric advantages on the battlefield. This system-of-systems approach integrates tools such as the GNSS Operational Assessment Tool and is being incorporated into the EWPMT X system to provide a comprehensive operational picture of the EMS and PNT environment.

From a technical and programmatic perspective, the EWPMT and NAVWAR SA efforts in recent fiscal years have focused on software integration, development of application programming interfaces (APIs), and operational testing. The program's acquisition strategy emphasizes rapid prototyping, user-centered design, and iterative user assessments to ensure operational relevance and accelerate delivery of capabilities to Army and Army Special Operations Forces. The program leverages a mix of Federal Acquisition Regulation contracts and Other Transaction Authority agreements to facilitate agile development and integration of both commercial and government technical solutions.

Funding for the EWPMT and NAVWAR SA projects was realigned to the Agile Funding Pilot under Budget Activity 9, Program Element 0609278A (Electronic Warfare Agile Systems Development, Project Code A87 Navigation Warfare), and to Budget Activity 5 for Army Tactical Command & Control Hardware & Software projects. This administrative transfer is intended to streamline development and fielding of NAVWAR SA capabilities by consolidating related efforts under a more agile and responsive funding structure.

The NAVWAR SA acquisition strategy is guided by validated requirements from the Army Futures Command, including the Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document for NAVWAR SA and NAVWAR Attack. The approach prioritizes operational feedback and user assessments to define minimum viable products and capability releases, ensuring that solutions meet the evolving needs of warfighters in contested EMS environments. The program also assesses current Army spectrum visualization tools and assured PNT receivers to inform development and integration efforts.