Lawmakers can increase the prominence and funding given to electronic warfare efforts through plus-ups to the Defense Department's fiscal year 2002 budget request, but the request itself will probably be very similar to the FY-01 budget submission, according to a new report to Congress. Further, longer-term EW solutions are largely held up by the ongoing DOD analysis of alternatives through which military officials are identifying options for the replacement of the Navy's fleet of EA-6B Prowler aircraft. The AOA will...
