Congressman Bacon Wants a 'Healthier' EW Budget
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United States Rep. Don Bacon (NE-2), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cyber, IT and Innovation, House Armed Services Committee, provided an insightful perspective in his keynote on Wednesday morning at AOC 2025. The Main Stage hall was packed with attendees, as the former EW officer gave his assessment about the health of EMSO today.
His keynote began with a basic question: "So, what is our mission?" he asked. "I think our mission is very clear. We want to ensure that we dominate the electronic magnetic spectrum for our country and our allies – that we dominate it. We can use our radars; we can use our nav aids and our communications; and we want to prevent our adversaries from using that same spectrum. I know this is, this is like '101' for all of us here, but not everybody gets it. Not everybody gets that in Congress. I'm not so sure our Pentagon gets it."
