Army looks beyond land targets with new electronic warfare system The Army is operating over longer distances, requiring maritime electronic warfare tools. (Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON New electronic warfare capabilities show how the Army is extending beyond its traditional ground targets, with plans for a long-distance tool that spans oceans and is a key contribution to the joint service fight. With advanced adversaries forcing the Army to operate across against greater distances, the service recently unveiled its proposal for the electronic warfare tool, dubbed the Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade. “We are trying to optimize TLS-EAB so that when it arrives in the Pacific, it’s the most relevant it can be to those commanders,” Col. Daniel Holland, Army capability manager for electronic warfare, said at a Feb. 16 virtual presentation for AFCEA TechNet Augusta.
Army looks beyond land targets with new electronic warfare system
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Army shares details on new electronic warfare units December 31, 2020 The Army plans to field new units that will use new electronic warfare equipment being procured. (Sgt. Michael C. Roach/Army) WASHINGTON The Army has worked furiously to develop new electronic warfare capabilities for the force, rebuilding what it divested after the Cold War. With much attention paid to these new systems, the Army is also building new units across the service that will have to operate these emerging electronic warfare systems. “We really have to make sure that our capabilities are aligned with the force structure that is being stood up,” Col. Kevin Finch, electronic warfare and cyber program manager with the Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, has explained in the past.