Signals intelligence teams reposition to face China, Russia
By Todd South
Thursday, May 11
TAMPA, Fla. — Special operations signals intelligence teams say they need smaller, more versatile gear that gathers and shares data on the breadth of radio frequencies in all domains — land, sea, air and now space.
The mission has shifted dramatically as the United States ratchets up competition in the frequency bands with peer competitors like Russia and China, a far cry from deciphering mobile phone signals from violent extremists, officials said.
That’s one request to industry within a small slice of a larger portfolio under U.S. Special Operations Command Program Executive Office-Special Reconnaissance.
On Wednesday, a panel of program managers ticked off the varied sensor, communications and intelligence gear the office wants during the Global SOF Foundation’s SOF Week here.
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2023/05/11/signals-intelligence-teams-reposition-to-face-china-russia/#:~:text=TAMPA%2C%20Fla.,sea%2C%20air%20and%20now%20space.
