With the expansion of the IED threat in Afghanistan, US defense planners are preparing to enhance some of its specialized airborne surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.
Speaking to the media at this week’s Association of the US Army (AUSA) Winter Symposium and Exposition in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Lieutenant General Michael Oates, Director, Joint Improved Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) observed, “There are a range of airborne surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in theater.”
“ODIN [as an example], in an Army organization that was born in Iraq and is now also available in Afghanistan,” he explained. “It is partnered with an Air Force
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The airborne three-domain, the two ground-based and the ¼ ATR OpenVPX-based cross-domain systems were engineered to provide real-time security across multi-domain operations.
DARPA’s Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) programme was set up to develop an autonomous tactical network and enable critical data flow in contested environments.
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The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) and Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) counter-UAS (CUAS) systems are mounted and dismounted RF jammers.
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