Issue Briefs

News Releases

Statements and Speeches

Commentary/Op-ed

Correspondence

News Clips

Research and Reports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issue Briefs
 

Issue brief #22 - Making Up for Lost Time: The Army is stepping up to fill a critical gap in EW Training

Issue Brief #21 - To B(52 SOJ) Or Not To Be - The future of Air Force AEA is in question, but it should not be. Congressman Joe Pitts, 12/20/05
Issue Brief #20
- MANPAD Protection: Let's Consider All The Options.  Congressman Joe Wilson, 10/18/2005

Issue Brief #19 - ICAP III: The Numbers Just Don't Add Up.  Congressmen Joe Pitts and Rick Larsen, EWWG Co-Chairmen, 7/29/2005.

Issue Brief #18 - Protecting Commercial Aircraft: No Silver Bullet to Defeat a Missile.  Congressman Joe Pitts, 7/13/2004.

Issue Brief #17 - EC-130H Compass Call: A textbook example of Joint Force integration at its best.  Congressman Charles F. Bass, 3/11/2004.

Issue Brief #16 - Aircraft Countermeasures and the Dual Spectral Threat.  Congressman John S. Tanner, 2/5/2004.

Issue Brief #15 - ELINT/SIGINT: Understanding the Foundation of Electronic Warfare. Congressman Joe Pitts, 10/24/03.

Issue Brief #14 - Reclaiming the Low-Altitude Battlespace: Special Materials and COMET. Congressman Jim Gibbons, 7/3/02.

Issue Brief #13 - Critical Navigational Warfare Program is Being Jammed by DoD.  Congressman Joe Pitts 2/1/02.

Issue Brief #12 - MACE XI: Key to Improving Coalition Electronic Warfare.  Congressman Joe Pitts, 11/13/01.

Issue Brief #11 - Neglecting Surface EW Will Not Sail.  Congressman John Hostettler, 9/4/01.

Issue Brief #10 - CLIRCM: Next Generation Counter to the Deady IR Missile. Congressman Tom Sawyer,  7/24/01.

Issue Brief #9 - Improving Electronic Warfare Training for America's Pilots.  Congressman John Spratt, 6/29/01.

Issue Brief #8 - Improved Capabilities (ICAP) III: Bringing Electronic Warfare into the 21st Century.  Congressman Mark Kirk, 6/1/01.

Issue Brief #7 - Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses: Improvements Needed.  Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham, 6/15/01.

Issue Brief #6 - Protecting Self Protection.  Congressman Wayne Gilchrest, 5/18/01.

Issue Brief #5 - Is the Electronic Warfare Market Going Overseas? Congressman John Thune, 4/9/01.

Issue Brief #4  - EA-6B Prowler: Ensuring Protection for U.S. Forces.  Congressman Rick Larsen, 3/21/01.

Issue Brief #3 - F-22X:  The Key to Negating Anti-Access Threats.  Congressman Jim Gibbons, 3/13/01.

Issue Brief #2 - Electronic Warfare: Budget Concerns for a Future Defense Plan.  Congressman Joe Pitts, 3/7/01.

Issue Brief #1 - Electronic Warfare: The Key to Military Superiority. Congressman Joe Pitts, 2/27/01.

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News Releases
 

Working group chairman lauds EW decisions in BRAC hearings (Pitts, 8/29/05)

Rep. Pitts praises arrest of missile plot suspects, warns of “very real” threat (8/5/04)
Protecting Commercial Aircraft from Terrorist Attacks (Pitts, 6/22/04)

Electronic Warfare: Protecting and Enabling our Forces (Pitts, 4/28/04)

Electronic Warfare Working Group unveils new website (2/6/04)
Rep. Israel calls for stronger efforts to protect commercial airliners (1/8/04)

Reps. Pitts and Larsen respond to plan to replace the EA-6B Prowler (6/6/02)
Defense Bill Improves EA-6B Prowler Readiness (5/9/02)
Rep. Pitts calls for return of EP-3 and crew from China (4/2/01)
Working Group calls for EW hearings (3/22/01)

Defense Bill Improves Electronic Warfare Funding
Press (5/19/00)

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Statements and Speeches
 

Protecting Commercial Aircraft from Terrorist Attacks (Pitts, 6/22/04)

Electronic Warfare: Protecting and Enabling our Forces (Pitts, 4/28/04)
Statement by Congressman Joe Pitts Prepared for the 38th Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention (10/28/01)
Remarks by Congressman Pitts at the Lexington Institute Forum on Electronic Warfare (10/5/01)

Remarks by Congressman Mark Kirk at Lexington Institute Forum on Electronic Warfare (10/5/01)
Electronic Warfare and the Next Quadrennial Defense Review Speech delivered to the Lexington Institute Capitol Hill Conference by Congressman Joe Pitts (7/20/00)

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Commentary/Op-ed

Securing EW's Future Congressman Joe Pitts, Defense News (7/7/08)
Cyber security is essential to national security.  Congressman Joe Pitts (7/13/08)
What is electronic warfare?  Congressman Joe Pitts, 1/16/04.
Electronic Warfare in the Information Age
.  Congressman Joe Pitts, 7/11/00.

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Correspondence
 

Letter to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense requesting that conferees restore funding levels for the EA-18G program (9/7/06)

Letter to JIEDDO Director Gen. Meigs (ret.) urging support for EW training initiative (6/21/06)

Letter to the House Armed Services Committee expressing support for sustaining U.S. AEA capabilities (3/24/06)

Letter to the Appropriations Committee expressing support for sustaining U.S. AEA capabilities (3/24/06)

Letter to BRAC Chairman Anthony Principi urging support of EW/IO capabilities during BRAC process (7/29/05)
Letter to the Appropriations Committee urging support for key EW initiatives (9/10/02)

Letter to the Appropriations Committee on EWWG Priorities (4/25/02)
Letter to the House Armed Services Committee requesting a hearing on the Airborne Electronic Attack Analysis of Alternatives (3/13/02)
Letter to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld urging support for NAVWAR program (2/22/02)
Letter to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld urging funding request for EA-6B improvements (1/30/02)
Letter to Secretary Rumsfeld calling on DoD to improve EW efforts (4/3/01)
Help Preserve U.S. Air Superiority A letter from the EWWG co-chairs to their House colleagues (2/22/00)
Letter to Secretary of Defense Cohen from the EWWG co-chairs (1/14/00)

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News Clips
 

Defense News: USAF Needs Capabilities of B-52 SOJ, Groups Warn
Forecast International: Congressional EW Working Group Questions AF Approach to the Future

Military Aerospace Technology: Electronic Warfare: A Critical Asset
Defense News: Revolutionizing Electronic Warfare

 

Research and Reports

The Association of Old Crows (AOC) Electronic Warfare: The Changing Face of Combat

Congressional Research Service Report: Military Aircraft, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Congressional Research Service Report: Airborne Electronic Warfare: Issues for the 107th Congress

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Electronic Warfare Working Group

Congressman Joe Pitts, Founder and Co-Chairman

420 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

202 225-2411 phone    202 225-2013 fax