Special Operations Forces need an Expeditionary Electronic Countermeasure Device of the next generation.
SOCOM seeks a multi-mission electronic countermeasure device for future generations. To prevent roadside bomb explosions and eliminate drone threats, the device must block radio frequencies. A significant undertaking is ensuring that operators in an isolated region have a consistent operational picture. Col. Anh Ha, who runs the command’s warrior-focused office, asks, “What happens if we can’t communicate?” SOFIC desires to identify portable, dismounted, and permanent expeditionary site alternatives for the next generation of multi-mission electronic countermeasure equipment.
The Marine Corps and SOCOM employ the Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Modi system, which the Army and Marine Corps also use. The next-generation model must be portable and weigh less than 40 pounds and support these additional areas. The program manager said that the office hopes to pick a system by the end of the fiscal year 2024 and begin manufacturing in the following year.
