Raytheon pursues Army electronic warfare (EW) RF spectrum management with offensive cyber warfare

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Electronic warfare (EW)sqstuudsxd and cyber security experts at the Raytheon Co. are expanding a U.S. Army EW planning system to include sophisticated RF spectrum management and offensive cyber warfare to exploit weaknesses in enemy battlefield electronics.

Officials of the U.S. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., announced a $49 million order Wednesday to the Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems segment in Fort Wayne, Ind., to develop the Electronic Warfare Program Management Tool (EWPMT) capability drop 4 (CD4), as well as to maintain and help field EWPMT CD3 and CD4.

EWPMT is a battlefield planning and battle-management system to help managing jamming of enemy communications, remotely controlled explosives, radar systems, and other RF assets while safeguarding U.S. and allied RF systems. It helps Army electronic warfare officers plan, coordinate, manage, and de-conflict unit EW activities.

The EWPMT, which is part of the Army’s Integrated Electronic Warfare System (IEWS), is designed to help Army officers coordinate distributed EW systems tied together on tactical networks, help align EW systems…