Army moving on from MFEW aerial jammer, embracing backpack as ground-based solution

Army moving on from MFEW aerial jammer, embracing backpack as ground-based solution

After almost a decade in the making, the Army is pivoting from its airborne electronic jammer, among other changes to the service’s electronic warfare offerings, according to a top official. The service has decided to move on from the current Multi-Function Electronic Warfare Air Large (MFEW-AL) platform and approach. MFEW is the Army’s only airborne electronic warfare — with limited cyber — capability organic to combat aviation brigades to supp…