Spectrum Sell-Off – Is there a Better Idea?

Spectrum Sell-Off – Is there a Better Idea?

In less than two years, the FCC will have conducted four auctions for 5G band sell off to the telecom industry (see Auctions 103, 105, 107 and 110). Auction 107 alone raised $81B for the United States Government (USG). The telecom industry wouldn’t be scrambling to...
From EMBM to MDO: Making sense of the Future Battlespace

From EMBM to MDO: Making sense of the Future Battlespace

Have you ever wondered how all of these new concepts – EW, EMSO, EMBM, JADC2, MDO – fit together? Here is a helpful rubric to enhance understanding and fortify conversations around this topic. First, the acronyms explained. EW = Electromagnetic Warfare SM...
EW Warriors

EW Warriors

In our last blog, we clarified that even though EP is one of the three original pillars of classic EW, it is not a “system,” but rather, it is a set of features that enable a spectrum-dependent system to access the spectrum, regardless of spectrum denial or other...
Components of Electromagnetic Warfare (EW)

Components of Electromagnetic Warfare (EW)

The classic components of electromagnetic warfare (EW) include: Electromagnetic Attack (EA) Electromagnetic Protect (EP) Electromagnetic Support (ES) With these abbreviations, it’s easy to assume that each component consists of the same thing: systems. That assumption...