NEW OBJECTIVES
THREAT ANALYSIS Treat analysis plays a critical role in the electronic warfare repro- gramming life cycle because it allows for an in-depth examination of a given threat and its potential impact on a system. Te tri- service working group specifically targeted how each service conducts threat analysis at scale by focusing on the challenges arising during large-scale combat operations. Te group sought a heightened understanding of the current mission and improve- ment areas, such as leveraging the centralized repository to ensure effective identification, assessment and response time to emerg- ing threats.
“Soldiers, sailors and airmen will be fighting alongside each other in the conflicts of the future,” said John Sensing, lead for the ARAT Infrastructure Enhancement Program. “To ensure their success in the field, the support teams here need to learn to work together as well.”
ARAT is fully committed to this joint community and is dedi- cated to driving a unified strategy across the services, ensuring continued progress and collaboration.
OVERLAPPING BENEFITS One key takeaway from the tri-service working group is the considerable overlap among threats faced by each service—Army, Navy and Air Force—indicating a critical need for a centralized repository on the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network, or SIPRNet, to share threat-specific information. Such a repository enables the services to collaborate and share valuable resources, improving readiness and response capabilities.
Maintaining the balance of expanded participation and intended scope is essential in this type of effort. While growth tends to introduce complexity, it also presents a path for integrated solutions.
Each of the services has threats it is focused on defeating, with some overlapping and some service-specific. An example of this overlap can be seen with Man-Portable Air Defense Systems— portable missile systems that are utilized across the Army, Air Force and special operations forces—that highlight the need for interoperability across services for enhanced communication, coordination and operation. Tese overlapping domains present significant opportunities for mutual benefit.
In addition, when unexpected threats suddenly enter one service’s domain of concern, they can benefit from another service that previously built and maintained a simulation of that threat. In such cases, the affected service can use the centralized repository to check if a threat simulation exists. If it does, the service can readily access the simulation or quickly modify it to meet their specific needs for testing, rather than starting from scratch. Tis process saves time and resources and enables the services to effec- tively respond to emerging threats and maintain readiness across their respective domains.
“CECOM SEC’s ARAT team is leading the charge in the repro- gramming theater, using its collaboration ability with external stakeholders and overall experience in techniques and processes, becoming a force multiplier in support of large-scale combat operations and posturing success for Army, DOD and joint
GATHER ‘ROUND
The ARAT working group’s goal is to establish unity; institute a centralized repository of resources; and define commonality in capabilities to improve overall collaboration within the software community. (Photo by Kyle Champion, CECOM ARAT)
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