{"id":32299,"date":"2023-04-27T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/27\/us-army-to-tailor-long-range-jammer-for-europe-indo-pacific-theaters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:05:44","slug":"us-army-to-tailor-long-range-jammer-for-europe-indo-pacific-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/electronic-warfare\/2023\/04\/27\/us-army-to-tailor-long-range-jammer-for-europe-indo-pacific-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army to tailor long-range jammer for Europe, Indo-Pacific theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Army is shaking up its approach to a long-range electronic warfare, signals intelligence and cyber system, after considering how fights across many different environments may play out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade<\/a>, or TLS-EAB, is envisioned for use by larger Army formations including divisions and corps with thousands upon thousands of troops and extensive firepower. The system is considered a key part of the service\u2019s \u201cdeep-sensing\u201d playbook, or the ability to identify, monitor, target and strike opponents from farther distances and with greater precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Kitz, the leader of the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, or PEO IEW&S, said the Army is \u201cevolving our acquisition approach,\u201d specifically for flexibility. Targets and topography in the Indo-Pacific, where the U.S. could come to blows with China, and Europe, where it could clash with Russia, are radically different, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to get to production with an EAB capability,\u201d Kitz said during the virtual C4ISRNET Conference<\/a> on April 26. \u201cI think we\u2019re going to build tailored solutions to the combatant commands we\u2019re going to operate in, and iterate that over and over and over again, so that we build, sort of, a specific solution for the different type of contested and congested environments we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TLS-EAB might not be well-suited for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles in the Indo-Pacific, Kitz said. In Europe, where far less island-hopping is required, the heavy-duty trucks might be the best option.<\/p>\n\n\n\t