What Happened
No New Starts Budgeted, But Soldiers May Still Get New Gear
The US Army is exploring ways to get new electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) capabilities to soldiers despite no new starts being budgeted for fiscal 2027. Officials are looking to leverage prototypes and broad requirements from other programs, as well as a library of commercial systems, to accelerate development. The Army’s V Corps will serve as a pilot for the Rapid Electromagnetic Warfare & Signals Intelligence Commercial Solutions Offering (REWSI), which allows for the selection of capabilities from a library of commercial systems. This approach provides more flexibility to get new capabilities to units as technology advances or force structure changes. The Army’s efforts were reported by Breaking Defense.