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Strategic Terrestrial Layer System (TLS), Multi-Function [ REPORT ]

Electronic Warfare (MFEW)-Air Large, and
Offensive Cyber – all intended to cut into the
lead that Russia and China have built over the
Moves last decade in the field of electronic warfare.

The Army has also announced that each of
its 31 armour and infantry brigades will have a
new electronic warfare platoon attached to it.
The main focus at the moment is TLS, which
is a ground-based system on trucks and on
CACI INTERNATIONAL IS BOOSTING ITS armoured vehicles that combines electronic
ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) CAPABILITIES AND warfare, signals intelligence and cyber capa-
PROMOTING ITS SKYTRACKER COUNTER UAS bilities on one platform.
SYSTEM “WE ARE GOING AFTER THE
U.S. ARMY’S NEED FOR FUTURE
Arun Sivasankaran ADVANCED ELECTRONIC WARFARE
CAPABILITY,” says Vincent Watson,
With the U.S. Department of Defense ramping up its focus on elec- Senior Business Development Executive
tronic warfare in response to the capabilities showcased by Russia at CACI. “TLS IS ONE OF THE
and China in recent years, defence firms are bolstering their capa- CONTRACTS THAT WE ARE
bilities in the field in preparation for future deals. INTERESTED IN.”

Among the companies that are preparing to compete for EW con-
tracts is CACI International, which has strengthened its electronic Productive Period
warfare (EW) capabilities over the last decade with acquisitions, The last few months have been productive ones
including that of LGS Innovations and Mastodon Design last year for CACI. In March, the company received a
and Six3 Systems, in 2013. According to Tom Mutryn, CACI’s chief USD180.3 million contract to provide satellite
financial officer, the company is looking to acquire more such firms communications systems and network support
as EW technology is “ever evolving and very specialized.” services for the Navy. Another contract that it
The U.S. military is working on three major programmes - the bagged was a potential six-year, USD249 mil-

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