United States forces for the first time tested new maritime electronic warfare technology at sea. The new system, Hammer of the Gods, deployed in July 2026 during Project Convergence Capstone 6 (PC-C6), the U.S. Army’s large-scale joint-experimentation exercise. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Space Force supported integration of the system.
Hammer of the Gods is an emitter that provides an expanded suite of command and control and operational capabilities in a highly deployable, low electromagnetic signature electronic warfare platform at the forward edge of operations, according to a U.S. Army news release. Land-based versions of the system have deployed in exercises and demonstrations during the past two years, helping warfighters across the joint force explore new ways to operate in the electromagnetic spectrum.
PC-C6 validates joint operations across services in contested electromagnetic environments and confirms that positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) disruption directly affects the precision of long-range artillery, guided missiles and cruise munitions. The exercise focused on countering adversarial PNT functions, which can disrupt technology that enables many of today’s battle operations. From helping troops navigate and synchronize communications to enabling precision-guided systems and supporting uncrewed platforms, reliable PNT information is essential across nearly every domain of modern combat.
The PC-C6 deployment represents a milestone in Hammer of the Gods’ ongoing development as military leaders continue evaluating how it can enable future operations across multiple domains and enhance next-generation command and control and electronic warfare capabilities.
“Joint experimentation is how we prepare for future fights,” said U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Darrin Hall, chief, modeling, simulation and integration, U.S. Space Forces Pacific. “By integrating space, cyber and conventional forces into realistic scenarios, we strengthen our ability to operate as one joint team in contested environments.”
PC-C6 provided an opportunity for the U.S. Army, joint and combined operations to integrate and experiment with future warfighting capabilities. Organizers intended to demonstrate both the land-based and maritime-based versions of the system while supporting learning objectives from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command and U.S. Space Forces Pacific, according to the news release. Teams successfully integrated the maritime variant into the exercise, highlighting the value of joint experimentation.
“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. It demonstrates the value of joint collaboration in advancing operational readiness,” Hall said. “Understanding how to protect and operate through PNT disruption ensures our forces can continue to shoot, move and communicate effectively.”
Electronic warfare plays an increasing role in the battle landscape. The U.S. and its Allies and partners must develop countermeasures to ensure domain superiority, according to defense leaders.
“Counter-PNT … enhances lethality by impacting the backbone for pinpoint targeting via long-range artillery, guided missiles, and cruise munitions,” Hall said. “Without PNT data, modern weapon precision drops sharply, resulting in delayed missions, missed objectives or severe collateral damage.”