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Monday, June 23, 2008

Air Force aims to improve electronic warfare capabilities

Controlling the electromagnetic spectrum to deny or attack an adversary -- that is electronic warfare, and the Air Force is in search of ways to maximize that capability.

Air Force leaders started the Electronic Warfare Life Cycle Management Group to establish a uniform approach to the research, development and evaluation of electronic warfare hardware, software, techniques and capabilities.

Col. Tim Freeman, the group's co-chairman, compared the electronic warfare community to a symphony orchestra.

"For years, Air Force electronic warfare has been like an orchestra warming up, and the (group) will be the conductor that brings it all together," said Colonel Freeman, commander of the 542nd Combat Sustainment Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga.

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