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Pentagon Office Raps JIEDDO, Prepares EW Vulnerablities Report

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Thursday, April 9th, 2009

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An official from the Pentagon office that oversees U.S. electronic warfare capabilities recently criticized the Defense Department's large-scale effort to counter roadside bombs and said the office has compiled a list of deep vulnerabilities in the military's weapon platforms for presentation to the Joint Requirements Oversight Commission this summer. "If we don't fix this problem, we have virtually no chance of success on the modern battlefield," Ronald Hahn, the deputy director of the Pentagon's Joint Electronic Warfare Center, said on…

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