| About This Report |
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| Summary |
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The Importance of Operating in the Electromagnetic Spectrum |
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The Role of Software Reprogramming in Electronic Warfare |
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Research Objective and Approach |
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How This Document Is Organized |
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Chapter 2 Assessment of the Current EWIR Enterprise |
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Lessons: What Problems Does the Current EWIR Process Face? |
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Chapter 3 A Vision for Future EWIR |
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From Lessons to Actions: Overarching Vision for Improving EWIR |
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DOTMLPF-P Considerations Needed to Support Future EWIR Vision |
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Chapter 4 Operationalization of Cognitive EW |
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Understanding Adaptive and Cognitive EW |
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Early Wins and Fundamental Development |
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Chapter 5 Cloud Integration and Data Engineering |
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Envisioning the Data Pipeline of the Future |
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Handling Large Data Volumes |
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Enabling Multilevel Security |
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Chapter 6 Flight Program Software and Containerized Microservices |
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Current Issues Related to Software Updates and Deployments in the EWIR Process |
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Avionics Architectures and Related OFP Design |
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Redesign of Weapon Systems Software Deployment to Enable Integration Pipelines |
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Microservices, Containers, and Orchestration |
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Future Machine Learning Support and Infrastructure |
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Conclusion and Next Steps |
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Chapter 7 Onboard High-Performance Computing |
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Defining Onboard Processing |
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Other Hardware Applications |
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Chapter 8 Envisioning a Future EW Capability: Vignette Analysis |
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Vignette 1 Suppressing Enemy Air Defenses in Kaliningrad |
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Vignette 2 Operating in a Competitive Arctic |
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Chapter 9 Recommendations |
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Fundamental Recommendations |
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Visionary Recommendations |
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| Appendix A Research Tasks and Methodology |
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| Appendix B Additional Information on Intelligence Challenges |
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| Abbreviations |
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| References |
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