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U.S. DoD Issues Electronic-Warfare Doctrine

Patience Wait writes on GCN.com:

The Federation of American Scientists has posted a new publication issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff covering joint-forces doctrine for electronic warfare.

The report [.pdf], “Joint Publication 3-13.1, Electronic Warfare,” released Jan. 25, establishes the rules for electronic-warfare planning, preparation, execution and assessment in support of joint operations across U.S. military services, and the basis for involvement in multinational operations.

As the electromagnetic spectrum gets more crowded with broadcasts from devices of every kind, from sensors to video feeds on unmanned aerial vehicles, computers to radios to wireless devices, all in support of network-centric operations, the risks to military forces from EM disruption grow significantly. This publication lays out the scope of electronic warfare and addresses the organizational responsibilities for protecting spectrum use and disrupting enemy forces’ spectrum use.

There are three main elements of electronic warfare: electronic attack, electronic protection and electronic-warfare support.

posted by Fergie @ 2/01/2007 01:48:00 PM