Naval Information Warfare Activity (NIWA)
Naval Information Warfare Activity (NIWA)
The Naval Information Warfare Activity (NIWA) at Ft Meade is the Navy's principal technical agent to research, assess, develop and prototype Information Warfare (IW) capabilities. This recently created activity supports the development capabilities encompassing all aspects of IW attack, protect and exploit. A key focus of efforts in this line is providing tactical commanders with an IW Mission Planning, Analysis, and Command and Control Targeting System (IMPACTS) tool. An aggressive program is maintained to acquire and analyze state-of-the-art technologies (software and hardware), evaluate fleet applicability and prototype developmental capabilities. NIWA is the Navy's interface with other Service and National IW organizations, working closely with the Fleet Information Warfare Center (FIWC) to develop of IW technical capabilities for Navy and Joint Operations.
The Director of Space and Electronic Warfare (OPNAV) (N6) has the overall responsibility for IW/C2W development and guidance.
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Related Programs
0204575N Electronic Warfare Readiness Support
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http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/navsecgru/niwa/
Created by John Pike
Maintained by Steven Aftergood
Updated Sunday, November 16, 1997 8:26:40 AM
