Soldiers from the Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company (MFRC) of the 101st Airborne Division tested the TEWS-I electronic warfare system on a GM Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV).
According to the website Defence Blog, the tests were conducted during a joint rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), held from April 7 to 17, 2026.
The exercise marked the first field evaluation of the TEWS-I integrated into the ISV platform, introducing a new class of mobile electronic warfare capability to one of the Army’s most historic light infantry formations.
According to General Dynamics Mission Systems, the TEWS-I on the ISV creates what the company describes as a “mid-weight” electronic warfare capability—more powerful than portable systems, yet still lighter and faster than the heavy vehicle platforms that traditionally host electronic warfare equipment in Army formations.
The ISV itself is a light off-road platform designed specifically for rapid air assault operations and distributed maneuver. Its small footprint and air transportability make it a natural fit for the 101st Airborne Division’s core mission set, and mounting the TEWS-I on it gives electronic warfare teams greater mobility instead of being held back in heavier, slower vehicles.
This shift in mobility is operationally significant, as electronic warfare teams that can keep pace with infantry can reach better collection positions more quickly, reposition before the enemy can track and target them, and integrate electronic effects into the fight in real time rather than from a fixed support position.
“Mobility across the battlefield in this modified ISV has been a game changer compared to heavier vehicles. We can be deployed faster, we can strike with the ISV, and we can get to the right place at the right time,” emphasized Sergeant Javan Isaiah, an electronic warfare specialist and electronic warfare squad leader with the MFRC.
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