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December 12, 2024 | Local, Land

This new tool lets brigades ‘see’ their electronic warfare footprint

A handful of operational U.S. Army brigades now have a tool to “see” how they and enemy forces look in the otherwise invisible electromagnetic spectrum.

https://www.defensenews.com/electronic-warfare/2024/12/12/this-new-tool-lets-brigades-see-their-electronic-warfare-footprint/

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