June 17, 2025
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is lining up funding for a project that will enable Department of Defense (DoD) entities to actively respond to electromagnetic interference (EMI) incidents against commercial operators.
A contract vehicle is in place for a prototype that would leverage industry data to quickly report commercial satcom interference events to entities with Title 10 authorities, according to U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Allen Varghese, deputy director of DIU’s Space Portfolio. Title 10 outlines the role of the U.S. Armed Forces.
“While commercial companies are focusing on resuming operations, can we get that data, get it to the operator and funnel it to Title 10 entities that can prosecute that data — characterize it, geolocate and do what they need to do to prevent that from happening again?” Varghese told a satcom industry audience Monday at MILSATCOM USA. “We’re working with multinational Joint Commercial Operations cell (JCO) to prototype that capability.”
DIU is closing on funding for the project with an unnamed vendor in collaboration with the JCO. At this stage, the project is intended to work with commercial partners to take existing data on interference events and “prototype getting that data back to the operations floor and funneling in to those that can do something about it,” Varghese explained.
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While the DIU project is not yet approved, it would help operations, Varghese noted. “If we know where an emitter is, we can characterize that emitter; we can prosecute against that emitter and use Title 10 capabilities.”
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Read the full article: https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2025/06/17/diu-seeks-funding-for-active-response-to-interference-against-commercial-satellite-operators/
