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A New Approach and Attitude to Electronic Warfare in Australia

On the right side of the lower picture is Petty Officer Amber Hart. She understands who does weapons-to-target
pairing for non-kinetics – she does! She wears an Information Warfare pin. She’s a warfighter and understands
that modern, data-hungry aircraft are a mission-kill without her.

Our CAOCs are excellent at creating a Master Air Attack Plan and JDPI apportionment. The CFACC can tell you
exactly what his JDPI servicing capacity is at H-hour of a conflict.

But if we do not put the "right" payloads on the "right" target, we become less lethal.
Simply put, having the same equipment is not enough.

Mission effectiveness requires that we think alike, train alike, and speak the same EW language.

FIGURE 7 THE ABOVE PHOTO WAS HIGHLIGHTED DURING CDR PAUL'S PRESENTATION.

Given the differences between kinetic and non-kinetic targeting, having tight integration of technology and
training (TTPs) was crucial in shaping a 21st century EW Warfighting capability.

What’s in the wingtips of that EA-18G, when operating the full capability, is unparalleled battlespace awareness
distributed to the airborne force. And the Navy continues to invest in its passive sensing capabilities as our
adversary systems become more complex.
And well integrated with 5th gen aircraft capability, and in about 4-5 years, next gen EA capabilities.

But EW boxes and aircraft are not what makes this work – it takes people and innovation with complicated EW
technologies to realize the capability.

The Aussies are working Wedgetail with F-22s, and the US Navy is working Growlers with F-22s, and at the
Red Flags they are now working F-35s, with F-22s, with Growlers, with the new EW capabilities on the
Typhoon to shape ways to deliver integrated EW combat capabilities.

This is clearly a work in progress.

I had the opportunity to see it up close in Red Flag Alaska last year. 4th gen Canadian classic hornets, F-15Es,
VAQ-135 Growlers (with Aussie crews), Raptors, Wedgetail. Everyone has gaps – physics has limits.

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