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A finding aid for the public record on non-kinetic capabilities.
Non-kinetic capabilities act without a warhead: on the electromagnetic spectrum, in cyberspace, on information, on navigation signals, against drones and with directed energy. The catalogue holds the documents that define them (doctrine, strategy, oversight, programs, talks, events, articles and papers), chosen by hand from public sources. The wire carries the last 45 days from 22 outlets.
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Doctrine EW and spectrum, Cyber
FM 3-12, Cyberspace and Electromagnetic Warfare Operations
Army field manual on cyberspace operations and electromagnetic warfare that supersedes the August 2021 edition.
Department strategy for countering small unmanned aircraft systems at home, in host nations and at contingency locations, with the Army as executive agent.
Executive Order 13905: Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
Executive order that directs agencies to foster responsible use of PNT services by critical infrastructure owners and operators and to develop PNT profiles.
Organization
Executive Office of the President (Federal Register 85 FR 9359)
Spectrum Management: DOD and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Should Improve External Collaboration
GAO report on DOD and NTIA collaboration with nonfederal stakeholders in spectrum sharing studies, with recommendations on transparency and documented processes.
Organization
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO-26-107873)
Overview of Department of Defense Use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
CRS report on military uses of the spectrum, from communications and radar to navigation warfare, 5G, directed energy and counter UAS, with issues for Congress.
Who
Jill C. Gallagher, John R. Hoehn, Kelley M. Sayler
U.S. Space Force grows electromagnetic warfare capability with Meadowlands operational acceptance
Space Force release on the June 8, 2026 operational acceptance of Meadowlands, the upgrade to the Counter Communications System 10.2, operated by Mission Delta 3.
Navy to boost fleet’s electronic attack capability with Next Generation Jammer Low Band contract award
NAVAIR release on the $587.4 million engineering and manufacturing development award for NGJ Low Band pods for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force.
NAVAIR product page for the Intrepid Tiger II electronic warfare pod on Marine Corps fixed wing, tiltrotor and rotary wing aircraft; the page carries no date.
A Comprehensive EMSO and C-UAS Training Framework for Security Forces: The NGU Kyiv Institute Model based on Lessons Learned from Adapting Tactical EW and C-UAS Training in Ukraine
Technical session at AOC 2026 on how the National Guard of Ukraine's Kyiv Institute trains security forces in tactical EW and counter UAS.
Who
Captain Roman Suslov, Lecturer, Department of Unmanned Systems and Electronic Warfare
Russia's statistics agency confirms cyberattack claimed by Belarusian and Ukrainian hackers
An alliance of Belarusian and pro-Ukrainian hackers claimed to have taken out Russia's federal statistics agency, Rosstat, and stolen vast amounts of sensitive government data in a cyberattack.
High-energy lasers, drones and power: Innovations in defense tech | Business of Defense, Part 1
From industry stalwarts to small startups, defense tech creators are looking to provide solutions as conflict morphs on a monthly basis. See some of what they had to offer at AUSA 2026.
Could Nick Andersen’s leadership outlast the clock on his acting role?
He has won praise for his leadership of CISA as acting director, and there’s talk of keeping him in the role beyond his current deadline. With no nominee yet in sight, he might be the White House’s best option.
New and Emerging Threats from Mexican Cartels Across the Air, Cyber and Territorial Domains
On 4 October 2026, soldiers of the Mexican Army working the road that runs from El Rosario toward Agua Verde, in southern Sinaloa, recovered a cache that would have looked routine on the front lines of Ukraine and was startling in Mexico.…
China-backed threat group used agentic AI pentesting tool to compromise 140 sensitive targets in 11 days
Vapor Panda targeted more than 200 organizations spanning at least 14 countries, according to CrowdStrike. The ongoing campaign is remarkably successful and operating at shocking speed.
ESA Adds Four Galileo G2 Satellites, Funds Norwegian Work on Jamming and Spoofing Resilience
The European Space Agency (ESA) made two navigation announcements in the span of two days, ordering four more Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites...
FORTRESS America: Will PNT Resilience Become a Pentagon Priority?
On September 30, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced FORTRESS America, a new initiative intended to strengthen the nation’s ability to sustain military operations...
Russian popular home goods chain faces days of disruption following cyberattack
Poryadok, which operates 48 stores across 32 Russian cities, first reported technical problems on Sunday, saying its website, mobile app and physical stores were temporarily unavailable.
Military Base Freezer Malfunctions a Suspected Cyberattack
Satter, etal., Reuters The Pentagon is treating the spate of mysterious freezer malfunctions that spoiled food at military bases across the United States in August as a suspected hack
Binance hit by record $6.3 billion crypto hack, scrambles to freeze funds
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, confirmed Thursday that it had been hacked in a $6.3 billion cyber heist that blockchain investigators are blaming on North Korea.
One cyber firm listed a half-dozen exploitations of the PHP2Shell bugs, and another identified a well targeted, suspected Chinese campaign that breached U.S. "government affiliated" servers.
ION GNSS+ 2026: Trust, Resilience and a Sky Getting Fuller
GNSS is functioning in an increasingly hostile and complex environment. Jamming, spoofing, cyber vulnerabilities and unexpected signal failures are exposing weaknesses in systems...
Pentagon treating military base freezer malfunctions as suspected cyberattack, officials say
The Pentagon is treating the spate of mysterious freezer malfunctions that spoiled food at military bases across the United States in August as a suspected hack.
New Age Cyber Threats Are Here—the US Must Be Prepared
Pat Fallon, NatInterest As artificial intelligence rapidly expands the cyber threat frontier, public-private cooperation is needed to defend the digital domain.
Defense Business Brief: Tech at the edge; PACFLEET talks cyber; and more
HONOLULU—Soldiers in the Pacific need technology that works when networks are attacked and connectivity isn’t guaranteed, said Gen. Xavier Brunson, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea. “If the service tells you who they are and what they're…
Officials seize domain of top bulletproof hosting provider Virtualine
The Russian-speaking cybercrime storefront was among the most active bulletproof hosting providers this year to date, receiving almost one-fifth of all illicit-attributed inflow tracked by researchers.
U.S. Intel Warns China’s Space-Based Directed Energy Weapons Could Soon Threaten Satellites
Battlefield space is heating up as the DIA warns that China could use orbital directed energy weapons to take down satellites by the end of the decade.
Army taps AWS and WWT to boost AI-enabled cybersecurity initiative
“Partnering with commercial industry is a national security imperative for the Army, as the private sector drives rapid innovation in superintelligence, cloud architecture and cyber operations capabilities,” Col. David Bergmann said.
Researchers uncover Volt Typhoon’s covert, ephemeral network
The China-linked threat group has used the “Silent Train” framework, built on a series of rapidly rotating compromised devices, to infiltrate hundreds of critical infrastructure networks.
Lockheed Martin completed its acquisition of Ultra Maritime, a global defense company specializing in advanced undersea warfare and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities for allied naval forces. The company develops and …
Inertial Labs, a VIAVI Solutions Company, Accelerates Complex Alt-PNT and Guidance Systems Design with Programmable INS Development Platform
INS-NV with AI processor, tactical-grade MEMS sensors and full-constellation GNSS receiver reduces time to market for visual and inertial navigation systems. Inertial Labs,...
What happens when security tools go dark before the ransomware
A China-linked ransomware crew disabled the security tools at a critical infrastructure operator before it launched the encryptor. Most security budgets never priced that in.
First Person Singular: EW Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated, It Just Has to Work
Army EW too often becomes paralyzed with fear of buying the wrong thing, transmitting too much power, or needing exquisite techniques on unreasonable timelines. Sometimes, the basics of EW are more than enough to meet the mission.
Electromagnetic spectrum contract signed between CACI, U.S. Navy
RESTON, Va. CACI International announced that it won a five-year task order valued at up to $281 million with the U.S. Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane to support the strengthening and advancing of next-generation…
ESA’s Celeste Demonstrates End-to-End LEO-PNT in Orbit
The European Space Agency’s Celeste program has passed another milestone, with its first in-orbit demonstration satellite transmitting navigation signals successfully tracked and decoded...
Information operations have been used to shape sentiment, drive behavior, and even restructure adversary governments by influencing elections. From brazenly false narratives to nuanced intentional misinterpretations of established facts,…
Electronic attack units enter full-rate production for Navy EA-18G Growler
CHANTILLY, Virginia. General Dynamics Mission Systems won a $184 million U.S. Navy contract for full-rate production of Next Generation Electronic Attack Units (NGEAU) and associated sustainment support for the EA-18G Growler, the company…
The Replay, Cyber Coercion, Partner Airpower, and War at Arm’s Length
THE REPLAY Catch up on the Irregular Warfare Podcast Issue 01 · October 22, 2026 In Case You Missed It Missed a few episodes? Catch up here. For decades, Washington handed out cyber tools, aircraft, and billions in aid and called it…
Leonardo Shows ‘Containerized’ Version of Falcon Shield C-UAS System
Leonardo UK used the Defence Vehicles Dynamics event at Millbrook last month to showcase the latest configuration of its operationally proven Falcon Shield counter-drone solution.
HawkEye360 Awarded NRO Commercial Radio Frequency Capability Augmentation Contract
The US National Reconnaissance Office Commercial Radio Frequency Capability Augmentation program has contracted space-based RF data and analytics company HawkEye 360 to provide commercial RF data in support of US national security missions.
GNSS Interference Reshaping the Baltic Signal Environment
As GNSS interference becomes a persistent feature of the security environment on NATO’s eastern flank, a new analysis of ground-station data from Estonia,...
Next Generation Jammer Low Band advances under $876 million Navy contract
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. L3Harris Technologies received an $876.4 million undefinitized contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the next engineering and manufacturing phase of the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) program, the…
Between January and August 2026, Finnish authorities received reports of 392 vessels experiencing GNSS interference in Finnish waters. According to Heidi Kuusniemi of...
Lady Joan Curran's experiments during World War II found a practical solution capable of creating false radar returns without burdening Allied aircrews or disrupting operations.
Electronic support measures tested on Gray Eagle for long-range sensing
SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) completed flight testing of an SNC electronic support measures (ESM) system aboard the U.S. Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), adding…
US Army Selects LOCUST X3 for E-HEL Counter-UAS Laser
The US Army has selected AeroVironment to meet is requirement for a C-UAS laser directed energy weapon system satisfying its Enduring-High Energy Laser program.
US Army to stand up second expeditionary cyber battalion in coming months
The head of U.S. Army Cyber Command said this week that the service would be building an exact replica of the 11th Cyber Battalion in the next few months.
Counter-drone defenses, autonomy, and open architectures emerge as major themes at AUSA 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. Counter-drone systems, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI), and open-architecture computing were among the technologies featured at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2026 conference, where…
TrustPoint and Calian Deliver Industry’s First Mass-Market Ready C-band GNSS Antenna
Live orbital demonstration validates C-band GNSS hardware, accelerating the path to resilient, GPS-independent PNT. TrustPoint, a world leader in C-band GNSS, announced that...
Modern RF environments are congested and complex, with weak, agile signals competing against high-power emitters. RF performance is needed to detect and analyze activity across spectrum awareness, SIGINT, direction finding, …
Drone marketplace expands to allied nations as Army streamlines foreign military sales
WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Army is expanding its marketplace for uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and counter-UAS technology to additional allied and partner nations, with a new acquisition approach intended to accelerate access to drone…
Integrating sensors and weapons a key challenge in counter-drone defense, Honeywell official says
WASHINGTON, D.C. As militaries confront the growing threat of small, inexpensive drones and drone swarms, one of the central challenges for counter-uncrewed aerial system (counter-UAS) technology is connecting sensors, processing data, and…
General Dynamics Land Systems showing CUAS & armored vehicle at AUSA 2026
2026 AUSA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION--WASHINGTON, D.C. General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) is exhibiting a one-eight scale model of its Wolf XM30, GDLS's candidate to replace the M2 Bradley armored vehicle, plus several counter-uncrewed…
Uncrewed positioning system for GPS-denied use launched at AUSA 2026
2026 AUSA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION--WASHINGTON, D.C. Elsight, a provider of mission-critical connectivity for uncrewed systems, announced its new positioning capability aimed at delivering accurate geolocation for autonomous platforms…
VIAVI T/Rx Selected by U.S. Army Threat Systems Management Office for Critical Range Modernization Initiative
VIAVI Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced that the U.S. Army’s Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO), under Portfolio Acquisition Executive C2/CC2, has selected the VIAVI T/Rx software defined transceiver system …
Antenna Research Associates and Empower RF Systems Announce Merger to Build an Integrated RF Platform for Contested-Spectrum Missions
Antenna Research Associates (“ARA”), an OceanSound Partners portfolio company and an experienced provider of integrated radio frequency (“RF”) and advanced communications solutions spanning communications, tactical RF, and radar-critical…
Does cyber coercion work? Episode 167 of the Irregular Warfare Podcast examines why cyberspace has remained central to U.S. coercion strategy despite research questioning its effectiveness. Unpacking the Sony hack and the threat of Volt…
Celeste In-Orbit Results Confirm LEO Ranging Performance
Early in-orbit measurements from ESA’s Celeste Pathfinder A mission are confirming the ability of a Septentrio receiver prototype to acquire and track dual-frequency...
Army's drone marketplace generates more than $800 million in sales in 4 months
WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Army's online marketplace for drones and counter-drone systems has generated more than $800 million in sales over four months, according to a presentation delivered during Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle's…
2026 AUSA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION--WASHINGTON, D.C. Rafael USA is showing its portfolio of counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) and other combat capabilities at the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition, now ongoing in Washington, D.C. .
SARASOTA, Fla. Ordnance company Mountain Horse Solutions will deliver additional FD-1 interceptors to the U.S. Army under a second contract awarded by the Army’s Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate (G-TEAD).
NAL Technologies Launches Plug-In Antenna Upgrade to Shield Existing Equipment from GNSS Interference
NAL Technologies (Naltec) on October 8 launched PntGuard Syntrx, a smart antenna upgrade meant to protect GNSS/GPS timing and location data in existing...
AI-ready C2 system ordered by Denmark for counter-drone defense
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Systematic won a contract from the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) to deliver an artificial intelligence (AI)-ready command-and-control (C2) capability for counter-drone…
AOC Encouraged by DOW’s Project Meridian, Calls for EMSO to Remain a Priority
AOC issued a statement following the US Department of War's announcement of Project Meridian, a 120-day effort to study future battlefields and identify the domains and capabilities the US military must master.
GAO Report Details Progress and Remaining Work as DOD Fields New GPS and Complementary PNT Capabilities
The Government Accountability Office says the Pentagon is advancing M-code receivers and complementary navigation sources while adjusting its GPS ground system plans, and...
GPS-denied software-defined receiver demonstrated at hypersonic speeds
FORT WAYNE, Indiana. General Dynamics Mission Systems and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center demonstrated the company’s Multiple Orbit Navigation (MO-Nav) software-defined receiver aboard a…
Vetronics industry roundtable: AI, MOSA, thermal management
Vehicle electronics, or vetronics, solutions must juggle multiple functions in a small space such as counter-drone detection and defeat; electronic warfare (EW); position, navigation, and timing; command and control; and tactical…
EW systems for F-35 jets to be built by BAE Systems
NASHUA, N.H. BAE Systems won a contract with Lockheed Martin to deliver high-performance electronic warfare (EW) systems for F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, further developing its long-standing alliance with Lockheed Martin and the F-35…
Counter-UAS radars ordered under $500 million Domestic Shield IDIQ
SYRACUSE, New York. SRC won a three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $500 million ceiling from Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) for counter-uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) equipment and…
ParaZero to feature counter-UAS detection and net-interception system for armored vehicles at AUSA
KFAR SABA, Israel. ParaZero Technologies is pairing its DefendAir net-based interceptor with ThirdEye Systems’ Iron Web drone-detection system to create an integrated counter-uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) architecture for armored…
Advanced Navigation Builds U.S. PNT Manufacturing Hub in Huntsville
Advanced Navigation America, the U.S. arm of Sydney-based Advanced Navigation, is establishing a Positioning, Navigation and Timing Center of Excellence in Huntsville, Alabama,...
Quantum Computing: Federal Actions Needed to Prepare for Emerging Cyber Threat [Reissued with revisions on Oct. 14, 2026]
What GAO Found Quantum computers leverage qubits (the quantum equivalent of classical computer bits) to solve specific problems significantly faster than classical computers. However, the emergence of quantum computers could undermine the…
Autonomy, C2, directed energy among technology themes at AUSA 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. Autonomy, uncrewed systems, command and control (C2), artificial intelligence (AI), directed energy, long-range fires, and defense manufacturing are set to feature prominently during the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2026…
Acting Army Secretary to join UAS, counter-UAS cooperation event at AUSA 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. Acting Secretary of the Army Adam R. Telle is scheduled to take part in an event focused on uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) cooperation with allies and partners during the…
Cyber Operators Are Deployed in Place. The Pentagon Should Treat Them That Way
A cyber operator can spend a shift tracking an adversary halfway around the world, walk to the parking lot, and be home in time for dinner. There is no flight home, no demobilization, and no transition from an operational mission back to…
M-Code GPS solution for U.S. Navy wins BAE Systems $16 million contract
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. BAE Systems won a $16 million contract with Collins Aerospace to design and develop the M-Code GPS solution for the U.S. Navy’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS).
Assured PNT portfolio from Safran Federal Systems to be shown at AUSA 2026
2026 AUSA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION--WASHINGTON, D.C. Safran Federal Systems will showcase its portfolio of assured position/navigation/timing (A-PNT) solutions -- which are meant to support vehicle autonomy, precision weapon systems,…
MESA counter-UAS radars added to JIATF-401 procurement vehicle
KIRKLAND, Washington. Echodyne received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract supporting Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s Domestic Shield program that provides a path for acquiring the company’s counter-uncrewed…
The Army’s Digital Transformation: Inside TechNet Augusta 2026
AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.
Missed the Marque: Cyber Privateers Wanted, Compensation to Be Determined
Coverage of the new White House memorandum on combating cybercrime quickly reached the privateer label. CNN called the participants “cyber privateers,” invoking the image of government-sanctioned raiders working the high seas of…