BAE pushes advancements in electronic warfare.

AuthorMachi, Vivienne
PositionGlobal Defense

* As it looks to develop future technologies for the U.S. military, BAE Systems sees electronic warfare as a key area to shape the future battlefield's character, said Tom Arseneault, the company's chief operating officer.

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There are several advancements on the horizon "that will take EW to the next level," he noted at a recent event. The Arlington, Virginia-based company is developing the advanced radar countermeasures program with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that will push machine-learning technologies forward, he said.

"In the future, we may fly into areas where the radar is unknown," he said. The ARC program could help systems learn from past encounters with other systems to try an array of techniques to defeat the radar, he added.

Creating small-form factor EW systems is "perhaps the most urgent technology" for future warfare, Arseneault said. BAE is working on miniaturizing its systems--such as the one on the F-35 joint strike fighter--to be used by smaller platforms such as unmanned aerial vehicles or cruise missiles, he said.

BAE also sees promise in the global market for its combat vehicles and electronic systems, said Jerry DeMuro, the company's president and CEO.

BAE is producing assault amphibious vehicles and upgrading them in countries such as...

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