
Citing data from online analysis tool Avascent 050, Michael Fabey writes the the military services should spend nearly $44.2 billion combined on electronic warfare.
Together, the Navy and Marines are expected to spend nearly 47.8 percent, or $21.9 billion.
The Air Force will have spent or is budgeted to spend $12.3 billion in that time frame and the Army is expected to spend about $9.1 billion, Fabey reports, citing data from online market analysis toolkit Avascent 050.
Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon, a maritime surveillance plane, is the largest electronic warfare program Avascent analyzed, according to Fabey.
The Poseidon program will have $2.3 billion in spent funds or expected spending during the 10-year period, the report says.
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Boeing’s EA-18G Growler are fourth and fifth on Avascent’s list, with both totaling about $1.5 billion each in the 10-year period.
The Air Force and the Navy are slated to operate both of those planes, with the F-35 listed under the Air Force’s account and the Growler as under the Navy’s, according to Fabey.