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CACI to Strengthen US Army Readiness and Spectrum Dominance with Next-Gen Electronic Warfare

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

RESTON, Va.-CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a five-year task order valued at up to $250 million to enhance spectrum dominance for the U.S. Army Capability Program Executive – Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (CPE IEW&S).

“At CACI, we are making bold investments in battle-proven, software-defined EW solutions that allow us to stay one step ahead of the enemy and drive decisive action,” said John Mengucci, CACI President and Chief Executive Officer. “We empower warfighters to achieve and maintain spectrum dominance, especially when their lives are on the line in highly contested environments.”

CACI will leverage its intrinsic knowledge to provide comprehensive integration and sustainment of the technology to advance the Army’s multi-domain EW and spectrum dominance capabilities.

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Safran Federal Systems Demonstrates Blacknaute Inertial Navigation System on US Army Black Hawk Following AUSA Debut

Thursday, January 22nd, 2026

ROCHESTER, NY – January 21, 2025

Safran Federal Systems, a trusted U.S. Department of Defense mission partner and leader in Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (A-PNT), announced the successful flight demonstration of its Blacknaute™ Inertial Navigation System (INS) aboard a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

Purpose-built for multi-domain operations, Blacknaute™ delivers precise navigation in GPS-denied and electronic warfare-contested environments, fulfilling a critical need for resilient, open-architecture PNT capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.

The live flight test confirmed Blacknaute’s ability to maintain high-accuracy inertial performance without GNSS support, validating operational readiness just days after its U.S. debut at the 2025 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C.

“Our demonstration onboard the Army Black Hawk showcases the tactical readiness of Blacknaute™,”said Jon Leombrone, Executive Vice President of Navigation Systems at Safran Federal Systems. “The system maintained drift of less than 0.4 nautical miles per hour over several hours—proof of its SWaP-optimized, NAVWAR-resilient design engineered for rapid deployment across the Joint Force.”

Blacknaute™ combines multiple cutting-edge technologies in a rugged, lightweight system weighing less than 16 pounds. Key features include:

• HRG Dual Core™ Technology: Safran’s patented hemispherical resonator gyro platform, fielded in more than 40,000 units and proven over 30 million operational hours across defense and aerospace applications.

• M-Code Ready GNSS Receiver: Supports secure, multi-constellation satellite navigation using military-grade M-Code signals.

• Ultra-Stable Atomic Clock: Provides highly precise timing with drift of less than one second every 30,000 years, ensuring reliable synchronization across mission systems.

• Interference Detection and Mitigation (IDM): Built-in capabilities for detecting and mitigating GPS spoofing and jamming threats, enhancing survivability in electronic warfare environments.

• Open Systems Architecture: Fully compliant with MIL-STD interfaces and TSO-C220 standards, enabling plug-and-play integration with modular open systems used across modern defense platforms.

Safran Federal Systems provides advanced, classified navigation and PNT solutions to Safran Defense & Space, Inc. (Safran DSI), accelerating innovation across multi-domain operations in support of U.S. defense programs.

For more information, visit us at BlackNaute | Air Navigation | Safran Federal Systems.

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Year in Review: CECOM SEC Provides Solutions Through Modernization

Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

In 2025, the Communications-Electronics Command Software Engineering Center advanced the Army’s modernization portfolio through scalable software capabilities.

Given the Army’s adoption of continuous delivery and modern DevOps, transformation is the new normal for the Department of War support center headquartered in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

DEVSECOPS AND CONTINUOUS DELIVERY

Powered by expertise in AI, DevSecOps, electromagnetic warfare, operational support, and software solutions, the Center concluded the year by advancing its core mission to deliver modular, transformative solutions that meet Soldiers’ evolving needs through enhanced cyber posture, scaled-up deployment cadence, modernized systems, and expanded field engagement. These competencies support enterprise DevSecOps efforts on behalf of the Enterprise Cloud Management Agency and the Chief Information Officer.

CECOM SEC’s extensive and continuous modernization posture kept the Army ahead of evolving threats without disrupting readiness. In step with its continuous software release cadence, the Center delivered 350 security updates in FY25, ensuring Soldiers have access to cutting-edge capabilities.

SOFTWARE MODERNIZATION AND CLOUD ENABLEMENT

FY25 saw the Center meet the Army’s need for cloud-based solutions. Cloud-enabled modular infrastructure allows the Army to deliver innovation rapidly so updates can be rolled out instantly across the force without delay.

“Software’s always changing, the environment’s always changing—so the requirements for systems are also changing with that, and we need to be able to adapt,” says Seiichi Sugawara, computer scientist for CECOM SEC.

The Center is propelled by the Army’s demand for innovation against the backdrop of an ever-changing battlefield.

“There’s a change in risk appetite. The Army is taking on more risk in order to release these next-generation systems faster,” Sugawara stated.

In FY25, CECOM SEC’s modernized cloud infrastructure met this speed of delivery with almost 600 software releases.

ZERO TRUST CYBERSECURITY

With the Army moving toward cloud-native solutions and continuous integration and continuous delivery, or CI/CD, there’s a growing requirement for a cyber posture that underpins modernized capabilities.

CECOM SEC advanced its cyber posture for the Army by working with the Army Materiel Command to support the DOW’s policy and procedure development for Zero Trust cybersecurity. In an escalating cyber threat environment, one of the Center’s goals is to educate the workforce on Zero Trust by partnering with Defense Acquisition University. The Center also partnered with U.S. Military Academy at West Point to analyze the feasibility of the SEC-developed mapping between Zero Trust and the DOW Risk Management Framework.

Continuous hardening of Army systems is required to ensure that readiness keeps pace with modernization across a more resilient foundation.

AI FLOW AND AI-ENABLED CAPABILITIES

FY25 was also CECOM SEC’s successful proof-of-concept year for AI Flow, an application built around AI agents, workflows, smart API’s, and custom AI applications. Designed to revolutionize workflows through cutting-edge AI technology, the application uses open AI structure to assist in a range of functions.

AI Flow currently handles 37 subscriptions with 500 agents across various organizations and averages 90 million tokens a month—and is growing, too. In FY25, the user base surged to 5,000.

The Center’s Army Reprogramming Analysis Team combined AI Flow with its Simulation Modeling Framework to create an AI-enabled code generator.

ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE AND THREAT ANALYSIS

That effort is part of the Army’s increased demand for threat analysis. FY25 saw continued field demand, upping the tempo of electromagnetic warfare support and driving the need for faster mission data updates. The Army Software Portal Electronic Notification System, managed by CECOM SEC, provided over 33,000 downloads for Soldiers requiring air and ground mission software support. The Center also analyzed 2,800 threats.

READINESS DATA AND DECISION SUPPORT

CECOM SEC’s mission focus in readiness continued to build rapport with Soldiers in the fight across the world. Its Data Analytics and Readiness Team developed a Power BI decision support tool that gives Army leadership real-time visuals of critical data such as budget allocations, acquisition milestones and equipment deployment timelines.

The Center’s usage of Low Code No Code technology is accelerating development and delivery of software to Soldiers.

Personnel from DART and CECOM SEC’s Technical Services Directorate also worked with the Army Audit Agency to develop tools for detecting fraudulent activities involving government-issued credit cards and the Defense Travel System. Out of 17 million Army vouchers, they were able to flag 240,000 for further review.

LOOKING AHEAD

The center’s deep commitment to meeting Soldiers’ needs is a testament to its continued pursuit of scalable software readiness.

While increased demands for AI, machine learning, and automation play out, the fact remains: CECOM SEC’s mission is to support people in the fight.

“Everything serves trust—and that trust is built on our technical competence and our work ethic, and the relationships that we can build based on that,” says John Fry, Field Support Branch Chief for CECOM SEC.

All these accomplishments reflect the greater transformation underway across the Army with CECOM SEC positioned squarely at the forefront of Army modernization in FY26.

“2025 was a strategic inflection point for the Center,” says Boomer Rizzo, Deputy Executive Director for CECOM SEC. “We’ve accelerated our shift from legacy software sustainment to agile software solutions. That shift fundamentally changes how we support Soldiers and partners moving forward in 2026.”

In alignment with the Army’s broader transformation efforts, effective January 20, 2026, CECOM SEC was redesignated as the CECOM Army Software & Innovation Center.

By Kevin Deegan

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JMRC Trains World-Class OC/Ts

Tuesday, January 13th, 2026

HOHENFELS TRAINING AREA, Germany – The Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) has been training its Observer, Controller/Trainers (OC/T) in new technologies to keep its world-class training ready for the future fight.

The OC/Ts from the nine “critter” teams are being trained in evolving tasks and technologies such as Maven, electronic warfare (EW), unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and integrated tactical network (ITN).

“This OC/T recertification training is an opportunity for the OC/Ts to become proficient on some tasks that are constantly changing and new,” said Maj. Dustin Allen, deputy operations for JMRC. “It’s to meet higher headquarters’ intents of knowing new technologies so that we can better facilitate the rotational units as they come through ‘the Box’.”

One of the systems that the OC/Ts are training on is the Maven Smart System. The Maven Smart System is the Department of Defense’s most prominent artificial intelligence capability. Designed to process drone imagery and full-motion video, Maven integrates sensors with artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance battlefield awareness and support operations such as targeting, logistics planning and predicting supply requirements for deployed Soldiers.

“Maven is something that is near and dear to (U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s) heart,” said Allen. “We are trying to incorporate it into our daily battle rhythms, so that the critter teams are well versed in it. We also want to be able to teach the rotational units that come through that aren’t familiar with the system and get them better with it.”

OC/Ts have also been working with UAS. UAS training develops Soldiers’ abilities to operate and employ aerial systems in support of reconnaissance, intelligence collection, and mission planning, helping to facilitate the combined arms fight on the ground.

“UAS is a big push, especially in past rotations where we have seen a massive increase in UAS capabilities on the battlefield,” said Allen. “OC/Ts are going to have their own UAS so that they can send a drone up and inject it there, and watch the rotational units’ UAS.”

Another system that has been seen on the battlefield that OC/Ts are being trained on is EW. EW enhances commanders’ abilities to detect, disrupt and protect against enemy electromagnetic capabilities, enabling freedom-of-action across the battlefield.

“Big in current warfare is the introduction of electronic warfare,” said Allen. “During this time, we are giving the OC/Ts the opportunity to see and become familiar with the vastly growing EW capabilities.”

The last system that the OC/Ts are being trained on is the ITN. ITN delivers secure, resilient and expeditionary communications that connect Soldiers, platforms and command posts across the battlefield. ITN is designed to operate in contested and degraded environments, and enable timely data sharing and mission command to support multi-domain operations.

“You can interconnect the radios that we use for our communications network across Hohenfels and JMRC, so we can communicate more clearly across the box,” said Allen.

“Our OC/Ts are already world-class,” said Allen. “This training can help make them even better and have more systems that they are proficient in. We’re really going to see all this hard work they are putting in, be used in the next Combine Resolve we host, and I’m excited to see them use all these new systems we have.”

Story by SGT Collin Mackall

7th Army Training Command

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Nellis AFB to Gain Electronic Warfare Squadron

Sunday, January 11th, 2026

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) —

The Department of the Air Force has selected Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, as the preferred and final location for the 562nd Electronic Warfare Squadron.

The 562nd EWS, assigned to the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, will be co-located with the United States Air Force Warfare Center to streamline electromagnetic spectrum operations.

The mission of the 350th SWW is to deliver adaptive and cutting-edge electronic spectrum capabilities that provide the warfighter a tactical and strategic competitive advantage and freedom to attack, maneuver, and defend.

The activation of the 562nd EWS will allow the USAFWC to deliver advanced, realistic training that incorporates electronic warfare concepts, tactics, and techniques, ensuring warfighters are better equipped to operate in contested electronic environments.

The environmental analysis was completed in summer 2025. The service plans for initial operational capability by summer 2026 and full operational capability by summer 2028.

Nevada will gain 59 active-duty authorizations.

Via Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

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Space Flag 26-1 Expands, Advances Electromagnetic Warfare Tactics

Sunday, December 28th, 2025

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Space Training and Readiness Command concluded its largest iteration of Space Flag, Dec. 19, 2025, challenging Guardians as well as joint partners in a contested environment designed to mirror real-world conflict.

The 22nd iteration began Dec. 1 and saw over 400 “Blue” players and nearly 300 Exercise Control Group members across several distributed locations.

Hosted by the 392nd Combat Training Squadron, this iteration introduced the use of live range emitters employed for real-time signal geolocation. This gave players the opportunity to use their equipment and test their skills just like they would in real-world operations.

“As exercise developers, we want to create a realistic and challenging environment for our players to engage in,” said Lt. Col. Bryce Carlson, 392nd CTS commander. “Using our wide range of modeling and simulation capabilities or through live environments, exercises like Space Flag allow us to stress our players in a combat like environment and test them to make sure that they can accomplish their mission objectives under a range of conditions.”

Space Flag 26-1 also integrated with Combat Forces Command’s Combat Leaders Development Course for the first time, placing combat squadron commanders and enlisted leaders in scenarios designed to assess how they lead their formations under wartime conditions.

Their assessment and feedback provide students and exercise players with ways to improve tactics and procedures, while informing how Space Flag continues to evolve to support combat-ready leadership and operational execution.

An initial team from Space Forces Indo-Pacific Command also participated to assess operational concepts of two different non-kinetic fires elements, a new development which integrates CFC’s Mission Delta 3 and the U.S. Army’s 1st Space Brigade to improve operational planning related to electromagnetic warfare.

“Our ultimate goal is to prepare Guardians and joint operators to win in a contested space environment,” said Carlson. “We continually utilize feedback we receive from our planners and exercise players to evolve and advance our exercises to mirror real-world threats so that Guardians are combat credible and ready to fight as part of the Joint force.”

This iteration’s objectives reflected real-world joint plans and CFC priorities and aimed to facilitate Space Force Generation (SPAFORGEN) readiness and training objectives. Space Flag 26-1 reinforced combat squadron leaders’ and mission planning cells’ ability to integrate plans across CFC and execute operational direction at the tactical level.

“Our teams are constantly innovating to find ways to provide threat-informed combat training environments to our Guardians and joint operators,” said Col. Agustin “Rico” Carrero, Delta 11 commander. “It’s extremely rewarding to be able to demonstrate and improve our Guardians’ warfighting readiness through Space Flag’s increasingly robust virtual environment, ensuring their lethality and decisive action against any adversary.”

Story by 2nd Lt Margaret Blice

Space Training and Readiness Command

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Marines Visualize Electronic Signature with Electromagnetic Spectrum Signature (EMSS) called the All-domain Electromagnetic Radio Operator Trainer (AERO-T)

Friday, December 26th, 2025

MCTSSA, MCSWF, NPS Join Forces for AERO-T

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) is creating a training tool to provide Marines the ability to visualize their Electromagnetic Spectrum Signature (EMSS) called the All-domain Electromagnetic Radio Operator Trainer (AERO-T) and are collaborating with Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) to bring the solution to the Fleet Marine Force (FMF).

AERO-T began as the subject of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) thesis work by Marine Corps Maj Will Oblak and Capt Niles Moffat. This research identified a need across the service for improved EMSS training at the tactical level. In addition, it identified a technological solution which detects the radio frequencies produced by Marines training in the field and uses simulated enemy electronic warfare assets to show Marines their EMSS use. It trains Marines how to operate and manage their EMSS within a live, virtual, constructive training environment (LVC-TE).

“Once we understood the nature of the EMSS environment, we could place synthetic enemy receivers across the landscape and show Marines how far their EMSS will travel in a given environment,” said GySgt Patrick Sherlund, MCSWF’s AERO-T product manager and lead software engineer. “All of this is done through a simple web interface that is easy for any Marine to understand. It’s a level of training that we have never been able to produce before this.”

Oblak started his NPS Thesis in the spring of 2024. His goal was to enhance EMSS training at the tactical level in the Marine Corps.

“The current method of training our Marines on their EMSS use involves specialized equipment, deploying at a tremendously expensive cost, that trains the leadership, but not always the front-line operator,” said Oblak. “We needed something that can teach Marines to treat their communication equipment with the same respect they treat their rifle.”

Over the last nine months MCSWF took the idea generated by this research and developed the system into an actual capability. They did this in-house with their uniformed developers, led by Sherlund.

MCTSSA has been an integral partner and stakeholder alongside MCSWF in the implementation of Oblak’s thesis. Over the past six years, MCTSSA’s Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) team has been providing EMSO support to the FMF as a service using exquisite commercial equipment. “MCTSSA’s unique experience has ideally positioned them to provide the subject matter expertise and direct connection to the fleet,” said Oblak. “These relationships highlight what is capable when academia, software development, and fleet expertise are fused together.”

MCTSSA’s EMSO team noted the challenges associated with this type of training and applied their expertise to help generate a combined solution with MCSWF.

“There isn’t an organic solution for Marine Corps units to view their EMSS that exists today,” said Mark Bawroski, MCTSSA Warfighter Support Officer. “AERO-T allows us to seek out EMS emissions in real time, with the software created by MCSWF, and show those emissions to units in training in a small and affordable form factor.”

To best integrate this information into tools that Marine units are currently utilizing, MCSWF developed AERO-T Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK)plugin and AERO-T Command Terminal that will allow units to view the data collected by the AERO-T systems.

“AERO-T gives our communications Marines something we’ve never had before,” said CWO2 Kevin Porter, strategic electromagnetic spectrum officer, assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). “An equity that delivers blue force sensing and spectrum monitoring in a small, adaptable package. What makes this different is that it wasn’t handed to us by contractors. It was built at the MCSWF, by Marines who understand the fight, for Marines who will use it. That’s the real achievement.”

In addition to support from the MCSWF, MCTSSA has added another level of support to AERO-T.

“MCTSSA has been nothing but supportive of the vision since day one,” said Capt Matt Robinson, deputy director, MCSWF. “Their subject matter expertise has been instrumental in completing this project.”

AERO-T utilizes Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) technology to scan the EMSS in real time and provide that information to training audience in easy-to-understand visual format.

“We developed software that utilizes inexpensive, adaptable COTS hardware in order to track the EMSS,” said Robinson. “The COTS hardware we pair with our AERO-T simulation software mimic the capabilities of our near-peer adversaries. We’re able to adapt, both our hardware and software, to see in a smaller scale, what our adversaries would see with their exquisite and exorbitantly expensive EW equipment.”

According to Robinson, we’re seeing front line troops in current conflicts located, targeted, and killed due to their EMS use.

“The size, scope, and abilities of our near-peer competitors is constantly changing,” said Oblak. “It’s important to recognize that future combat operations will occur in contested EMS environments and our units need to understand how to blend their EMS signatures into their environment.”

Story by Joseph Vincent

Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity

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HII Debuts GRIMM Spectrum Dominance Solution at AOC 2025 International Symposium & Convention

Wednesday, December 10th, 2025

McLEAN, Va., Dec. 08, 2025 — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division has deployed and operationalized a next-generation high-performance spectrum dominance solution, now available for rapid detection and location of hostile communications, radar and other electronic threats.

HII will showcase its GRIMM® technology — and its field-proven capabilities in situational awareness, intelligence support and force protection — at the Association of Old Crows’ 2025 International Symposium & Convention at National Harbor, Maryland.

GRIMM® leverages decades of HII expertise developing electromagnetic warfare technology for national defense. Now deployed with mission success across a range of defense customers, it stands as a testament to HII’s commitment to innovation and operational excellence.

“GRIMM® is a proven strategic asset for the U.S. military and its allies — and it is available now,” said Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of Mission Technologies. “Mission success requires a multi-domain, fully capable solution that provides the agility and precision our forces need to protect national interests worldwide, and GRIMM is delivering that capability today.”

GRIMM can fulfill a variety of missions, including military operations; counterterrorism and counternarcotics; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; border security; and electromagnetic warfare (EW) and RF-enabled cyberspace operations. To date, the system has been deployed on unmanned platforms for both passive and active EW missions.

“GRIMM empowers advanced operations across diverse environments around the world, including contested electromagnetic spectrum scenarios,” said Grant Hagen, president of Mission Technologies’ Warfare Systems group. “We are excited to introduce this next evolution of our EW technology, a small form factor spectrum dominance solution enabling operations on unmanned systems.”

HII Mission Technologies’ products support mission readiness in every domain — from land, sea and air to space and cyber — and span a variety of technology areas — from AI and Big Data to rapid prototyping and spectrum engineering.

For more information about GRIMM and Mission Technologies’ other advanced technology products, visit: hii.com/what-we-do/products.

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