Northrop Grumman’s latest electronic warfare (EW) solution helps platforms find and disrupt radio-frequency emitters, and it’s reportedly smaller than a business card.
Called Tactical Edge Electromagnetic Solutions (TEEMS), the compact EW payload can be mounted on robots, unmanned surface vessels, and even drones.
Once mounted, the platforms turn into mobile EW systems that can both detect and deny hostile signals across the battlespace.
Coordinated Jamming
Northrop demonstrated TEEMS during the US Navy’s 2025 Silent Swarm exercise, where its team located a target emitter and shut it down.
Integrated with the Tactical Assault Kit software, the company remotely controlled all TEEMS-equipped platforms over a roughly 50-square mile (130-square kilometer) area, coordinating them with other unmanned assets.
Northrop said the system also knocked out three different radios spread across a wide frequency range in one simultaneous action.
“Silent Swarm 2025 was a resounding success, not just for its technological achievements, but because it underscored our team’s ability to innovate and execute under pressure,” said Angela Johns, Northrop’s Vice President of Weapons Integration and Mission Solutions.
“This effort reinforces our commitment to delivering mission-ready solutions tested in simulated environments and solidifying our role in advancing tactical operation dominance both today and in the future.”
