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JCREW Counter-IED Program Marks Full Capability

JCREW Counter-IED Program Marks Full Capability
Airmen at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Virginia perform field exercises during Force Protection Operational Rehearsal in November 2022. An Airman (far right) carries the dismounted “manpack” JCREW system to show capabilities. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

A Navy program office this week announced the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) program reached full operational capability (FOC) ahead of schedule. The July 25 announcement by the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) specifies this is the Increment One Block One (I1B1) version of the JCREW that reaches FOC. JCREW is a jammer that aims to defend against radio-controlled IEDs. The JCREW I1B1 system achieving FOC means the Navy has…

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