WASHINGTON, July 30 (Nationwide Times) — The U.S. Army said it tested a maritime version of its electronic warfare system, Hammer of the Gods, for the first time in mid-July during Project Convergence Capstone 6 off the U.S. West Coast.
The Army said the system is designed to covertly disrupt positioning, navigation and timing signals, including GPS data, that enemy precision weapons use to find their targets.
According to the Army’s July 25 release, the test showed the counter-PNT system could be launched, operated and recovered in real-world maritime environments. The service said the exercise involved the Army, Navy and Space Force.
The Army said land-based versions of Hammer of the Gods had been demonstrated in exercises over the previous two years before the system was taken to sea.
Lt. Col. Darrin Hall, chief of Modeling, Simulation and Integration for U.S. Space Forces Pacific, said the experiment proved counter-PNT capabilities could be “deployed, controlled and recovered in real-world maritime operations” while extending operational reach through resilient mesh networking.
Hall said the test also showed the value of joint collaboration in advancing operational readiness.
