The US Marine Corps (USMC) is working with California-based firm Pacific Defense to evaluate how next-gen electronic warfare (EW) solutions could be built and integrated for ground vehicle use.
The effort centers on modular, open architecture mission systems designed for vehicle-based experimentation, allowing troops to test how new software and waveforms can be rapidly integrated as threats evolve.
Rather than a single system, the approach focuses on a shared, standards-based framework that could speed up how future EW capabilities are developed, deployed, and updated.
“This effort reflects a pivotal shift toward software-defined, open architecture [EW] capabilities that can keep pace with the modern threat environment,” said Frank Pietryka, vice president of EW, Signals Intelligence & Autonomy at Pacific Defense.
“We’re enabling a scalable, interoperable ecosystem that allows the USMC to rapidly integrate and deploy new capabilities at the tactical edge.”
A 12-Month Push
Pacific Defense is under a rapid 12-month contract to come up with a prototype for the USMC Systems Command.
The effort builds on the company’s involvement in ongoing US Army programs and related EW initiatives with the Australian Defence Force.
Insights from the prototype phase are expected to inform future modernization pathways and subsequent phases of the program.
