Page 40 - Williams Foundation Future of Electronic Warfare Seminar
P. 40
A New Approach and Attitude to Electronic Warfare in Australia
continue to enhance and extend the lethal and non-lethal capabilities of MAGTF and joint force commanders,
facilitating advancements in observation, understanding, and influence on the battlefield."
"The FoUAS will play a key role in all USMC missions across the range of military operations to include
forward presence, security cooperation, counterterrorism, crisis response, forcible entry, prolonged operations,
and counterinsurgency.”
https://marinecorpsconceptsandprograms.com/sites/default/files/files/Marine%20Aviation%20Plan%2020
16%20FINAL.pdf
The new UAS, labeled as MUX, would leverage the operational experience of the Blackjack and combine with
Blackjack in shaping a way ahead.
Given the payload flexibility of the Blackjack, this system could well complement the new MUX as well.
KEY AUSTRALIAN BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SHAPING AN DISTRIBUTED EW
CAPABILITY FOR THE INTEGRATED FORCE
Australia is leveraging three key air platforms in shaping its way ahead with regard to the air delivered
component for electronic warfare, namely, the Growler, the F-35 and the Wedgetail. In addition, the work in
progress of better integrating the navy with the air force as well as the army opens up other key
opportunities for shaping new capabilities for the integrated force.
Clearly, one core example of this is working integration between the air components such as Wedgetail with
the radars on the new air warfare destroyer.
Some of these elements are discussed in this section and are based on interviews done during this visit to
Australia.
Second Line of Defense
Page 39
