New electronic warfare investment committee working DOD's FY-17 priorities

By Tony Bertuca / October 16, 2015 at 1:47 PM
A high-level Pentagon committee is now prioritizing new electronic warfare investments for fiscal year 2017, though any proposals will have to compete for limited resources within the Defense Department's strained budget. Maureen Schumann, a spokeswoman for DOD, said the Electronic Warfare Executive Committee (EW EXCOM), which was established in March and composed of "four-star or equivalent" representatives from the military services and Office of the Secretary of Defense, has met twice to "make recommendations on key EW-related investments" to Deputy...

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