CAPT Brian Hinkley Director, Fleet EW Center 15 October 2009 UNCLASSIFIED Fleet Spectrum Update CAPT Brian Hinkley Director, Fleet EW Center 15 October 2009 UNCLASSIFIED

Criticality of Spectrum UNCLASSIFIED Criticality of Spectrum Control of the spectrum is a strategic capability; necessary for every conflict in the foreseeable future. Adversaries will exploit our gaps in spectrum and EW operations, technology, and training. EW proponency across DoD is distributed through multiple organizations across the services. A healthy and joint EW capability is vital to U.S. warfighters. It always has and will continue to save lives. 7-month effort Discovered that paygrade level of EW interest and expertise varied widely between aviation, surface, subsurface and expeditionary communities Aviation – Up through O-6 Surface – Generally up to E-9 with some LDOs Subsurface – Generally left to DIRSUP personnel Expeditionary – Generally up to E-8/9 ISO RIVRONs and SEALs The Team was chartered to determine the current state of Navy EW and provide a recommendation for how NNWC should proceed in its role as the OA for EW To accomplish this the Team used the first half of a strategic planning framework that is a combination of Industry best practices This positions NNWC to use the EW Study results as part of a longer-term strategic planning/roadmapping effort (either on its own or with the assistance of the EW Study Team). UNCLASSIFIED 2 2

Fleet EW Value to Joint Operations UNCLASSIFIED Fleet EW Value to Joint Operations SIR , I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THIS SUPPORT WILL REDUCE CASUALTIES MORE THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE ACTION OF THE LONG WAR. Recognition of the Navy’s unique Counter RCIED contribution to the Joint Fight Expertise in the Electromagnetic Spectrum saves lives UNCLASSIFIED

Electromagnetic Spectrum Warfare UNCLASSIFIED Electromagnetic Spectrum Warfare ADVERSARY FACTORS Directed Energy Digital RF Memory (DRFM) Millimeter Wave (MMW) GPS Jamming Advanced C2 Nets $Billions invested in capabilities collecting information $Billions invested in capabilities using information ¢ Pennies invested in protecting EMS maneuver space MANEUVER EMS SPACE FRIENDLY FACTORS Limited Navy EP capabilities Poor interoperability Limited training in congested/ contested EM environment Increasing spectrum demands Viewing traditional EW in broader EMS Warfare concepts UNCLASSIFIED

EW in Information Dominance UNCLASSIFIED EW in Information Dominance “We are bringing together the resource sponsorship for all of our information-related capabilities into one entity [to] include intelligence, networks, electronic warfare, cyber, meteorology and oceanography, space and unmanned systems. They will all be resourced in one organization… to achieve information dominance for the Navy….” - ADM Gary Roughead, USN, CNO Center for Strategic and International Studies 1 October 2009 UNCLASSIFIED

Navy Realigns to Achieve Information Dominance UNCLASSIFIED Navy Realigns to Achieve Information Dominance OPNAV N2/N6 EW resource realignments from N8 to N2/N6 EW will be aligned under 1-star “Cyber, Sensors and EW” lead Fleet Cyber Command (FLTCYBERCOM) / Commander Tenth Fleet (C10F) FLTCYBERCOM to be Navy component to USCYBERCOM Focus on operations Navy Cyber Forces Command (NAVCYBERFOR) Type Commander; responsible for Man, Train and Equip On par with other TYCOMs for air, surface, subsurface, expeditionary OPNAV N2/N6 EW resource realignments from N8 to N2/N6; including: EA-6B/EA-18G ALQ-99 pods • Surface EW Improvement Program (SEWIP) Next Gen jammer • EP-3 • SLQ-32 Ship Self Defense EW will be aligned under 1-star “Cyber, Sensors and EW” lead Fleet Cyber Cmd (FLTCYBERCOM) / Commander Tenth Fleet (C10F) FLTCYBERCOM to be Navy component to USCYBERCOM Focus on operations Navy Cyber Forces Command (NAVCYBERFOR) Type Commander; responsible for Man, Train and Equip On par with: Naval Air Forces (NAVAIRFOR) • Naval Surface Forces (NAVSURFOR) Submarine Forces (SUBFOR) • Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) EW is a critical enabler of Navy Information Dominance UNCLASSIFIED

Fleet Focus on EW & Spectrum UNCLASSIFIED Fleet Focus on EW & Spectrum Chairman EW Fleet Collaborative Team (FCT) established via 3 Mar 09 COMUSFF message Three Integrated Process Teams (IPTs): Doctrine, Training, Technology Leverages Fleet-wide EW expertise to ID EW gaps and recommended solutions Produces annual Fleet EW Integrated Prioritized Capabilities List for USFF Fleet EW Center established by CNNWC Nov 08 Unique cross-platform, cross domain EW DOTMLPF issues Critical integration “engine” for EW FCT issues Fleet demand for EW readiness focus is expanding Training IPT Technology IPT Doctrine IPT Executive Steering Committee FEWC EW FCT UNCLASSIFIED

Flag-Led Fleet EW & Spectrum Efforts UNCLASSIFIED Flag-Led Fleet EW & Spectrum Efforts Doctrine IPT Led by Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command Developing Navy EW Concept; will leverage broader Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) Warfare concept Training IPT Led by Commander, Strike Force Training Atlantic Recent FEWC-led surface ship EW assessments have garnered Flag-level support to increase focus on Fleet EW training and readiness Technology IPT Led by Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center Developing solutions to JROC-approved, Navy-related EW material gaps; assisting in development of Fleet EW IPCL UNCLASSIFIED

Information as a Weapon “The biggest breakthrough of the current fight in OEF and OIF is the successful integration of intelligence with operations, and using the network to get information to the right person at the right time, in the right way. That is where the power is.” - ADM Gary Roughead, USN, CNO 17 July 2009

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