§500g Integration of Electronic Warfare Into Tier 1 and Tier 2 Joint Training Exercises

Summary

From fiscal year 2026 through 2030, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff must include offensive and defensive electronic warfare in Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises. Each exercise must use an opposing force shaped by current intelligence about an adversary’s electromagnetic order of battle. The Chairman can waive these rules if the exercise does not need an electronic‑warfare demo, there is no significant electronic‑warfare threat, or adding electronic warfare is too costly or not technically possible for the exercise goals. Each year the Chairman must brief the congressional defense committees when the President’s budget is sent to Congress. The briefing must describe planned exercises and report last year’s results, including how much electronic warfare was used, lessons learned and high‑interest training issues and requirements, and whether and how electronic warfare was used as part of joint fires. Defined terms (one line each): “electromagnetic order of battle” — see Joint Publication 3–85, “Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations” (May 2020). “High interest training issue,” “high interest training requirement,” “Tier 1,” and “Tier 2” — see Joint Training Manual for the Armed Forces (CJCSM 3500.03E) (April 20, 2015). “Joint fires” — see Joint Staff publication “Insights and Best Practices Focus Paper on Integration and Synchronization of Joint Fires” (July 2018).