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VIAVI T/Rx Selected by U.S. Army Threat Systems Management Office for Critical Range Modernization Initiative
10/13/2026
The T/Rx will deliver complex, realistic electromagnetic environments across newly opened Army test ranges to support drones, counter-drones and interceptor development
VIAVI T/Rx Selected by U.S. Army Threat Systems Management Office for Critical Range Modernization Initiative
VIAVI Solutions Inc. announced that the U.S. Army's Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO), under Portfolio Acquisition Executive C2/CC2, has selected the VIAVI T/Rx software defined transceiver system to provide electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) environment at Army test ranges recently opened to private industry.
This selection supports the Test Range Private Industry Initiative, a landmark effort to open five premier range facilities to commercial developers of drones, counter-drone systems, long-range fires and low-cost interceptors to support rapid innovation at scale. The Army’s initiative allows companies, including those without existing government contracts, to access the range infrastructure and accelerate the development of emerging warfighter technologies.
Realistic testing at these ranges depends on the ability to replicate the contested electromagnetic environments encountered on the modern battlefield. TSMO will utilize the VIAVI T/Rx system to fulfill a large portion of this requirement, leveraging the system’s industry-leading EMS monitoring, recording, analysis and transmission capabilities.
“The Army's test range expansion initiative is the kind of acquisition reform that accelerates capability delivery to warfighters,” said Doug Russell, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace & Defense, VIAVI Solutions. “VIAVI is proud to be selected by TSMO to provide the electromagnetic spectrum environment that makes these ranges operationally realistic. The T/Rx was designed to deliver the complexity and programmability that modern test events demand, and we look forward to supporting the development of the next generation of drones, counter-drones and interceptors.”
Camp Grayling, one of the designated sites under the Test Range Private Industry Initiative, hosted a recurring electromagnetic unreliability test in September 2026. The VIAVI T/Rx system delivered on-demand EMS complexity, which is designed to reproduce contested electronic warfare conditions observed in Ukraine and enable developers to harden drone and counter-drone systems accordingly.
The T/Rx system is a compact, rugged, commercial software defined transceiver that combines simultaneous signal generation and collection in a single field-deployable unit. Operating across a broad range of instantaneous bandwidth, the T/Rx enables test range operators to create complex, diverse electromagnetic environments on demand, generating representative waveforms, frequency-agile emitters and multi-signal scenarios that replicate real-world contested EMS conditions.
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