War - what is it good for? A lot of "exquisite" Electronic Warfare business for the likes of CACI International, it seems

Frankie Goes To Hollywood asked, ‘War - what is it good for? Absolutely nothing, say it again!’.

If you’re CACI International, a security company with 25,000 employees who are pitched as being “Ever Vigilant in expanding the limits of national security”, you’re unlikely to agree with that sentiment, at least when you’re looking towards the corporate bottom line.

According to CEO John Mengucci, the firm’s specialist expertise in Electronic Warfare (EW) alone now accounts for a $2 billion a year revenue stream:

We can talk about exquisite EW, differentiating rogue drones from friendly ones and mitigating risk. I'd like to say welcome to EW! [If an] enemy changes their tactics and their technological footprint, welcome to EW. Getting 20 helos [helicopters] in and out of a country without any issue, welcome to EW. We, frankly, do EW better and more strategically and more surgically than ...