Electronic warfare specialists assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, tested and underwent training to use new equipment aimed at reducing threats on the battlefield and increasing the safety of soldiers in combat, a recent Army release said.
In order for soldiers to be able to navigate the battlefield at night without their enemy detecting them, special technology needs to be used. That is where electronic warfare specialists come in. These tech experts "use high frequency 'jamming' technology to fight cyberthreats on the battlefield and provide commanders with accurate information to ensure the Army maintains its efficiency in electronic warfare and removes threats on the warfront," the release.
Two of the newest pieces of technology that electronic specialists have created are the Versatile Radio Observation and Direction (VROD) and the VMAX, which is the "search and attack" function on the system, the release said.
"Currently in the United States Army, there is a gap in electronic warfare in terms of equipment and training," Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Esser, a 25th Infantry Division electronic warfare technician, said in the release. "New technology such as the VROD/VMAX has the ability to close that gap and create an even more efficient fighting force."
The VROD/VMAX, created by the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, weighs approximately 30 pounds and provides increased versatility on the battlefield, the release said.
"Our brigade can use equipment like the VROD/VMAX as means to protect forms of communication on the battlefield and aid in disrupting or denying our enemy's communication efforts on the other end," Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Bass, a 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team electronic warfare technician, said in the release.
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