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Austin Signs Classified Implementation Plan for Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy

Austin Signs Classified Implementation Plan for Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy
U.S. Air Force Col. William Young, Jr., gives remarks after accepting command of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing during its activation ceremony on June 25. The wing is responsible for delivering electromagnetic spectrum capabilities to 69 United States and foreign partner electromagnetic warfare systems. The wing is also responsible for electromagnetic warfare reprogramming, modeling and simulation and assessments (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the 2020 Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy’s classified Implementation Plan--the "I-Plan"--on July 15, DoD said on Aug. 5. Last October, the Pentagon released an electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) superiority srategy meant to help advance DoD EMS capabilities to face China and Russia in accord with the 2018 National Defense Strategy and in contrast to the last two decades in which DoD officials have said EMS capabilities have lagged, as the U.S. dominated the EMS in fights against…

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