WASHINGTON, July 30 (Nationwide Times) — The U.S. Army said it tested the maritime version of its “Hammer of the Gods” electronic warfare system at sea for the first time in mid-July during Project Convergence Capstone 6, a joint exercise off the U.S. West Coast.
The service said the system is designed to disrupt or jam positioning, navigation and timing signals, including GPS, that enemy precision weapons rely on. The Army said the test showed the counter-PNT system could be launched, operated and recovered in real-world maritime environments.
The Army said the exercise involved the Navy and Space Force. It also said land-based versions of Hammer of the Gods had already been demonstrated in exercises over the previous two years.
Lt. Col. Darrin Hall, chief of Modeling, Simulation and Integration (S7/8) for U.S. Space Forces Pacific, said, “This experiment proved that counter-PNT capabilities can be deployed, controlled and recovered in real-world maritime operations while extending operational reach through resilient mesh networking.”
Hall also said, “It demonstrates the value of joint collaboration in advancing operational readiness.”
