All articles tagged with #electronic warfare
A U.S. Air Force EA-37B Compass Call electronic warfare jet flew near Kaliningrad as part of a NATO-led reconnaissance and EW flight package, joined by E-3 AWACS and ARTEMIS II; NATO framed the activity as routine, but observers see it as a deterrence signal amid rising regional tensions around the Baltic.”
A Norway-led multinational training program at Camp Jomsborg in Poland focuses on battlefield tactics, drone integration, and electronic warfare for Ukrainian troops, while explicitly not teaching drone piloting since Ukraine already provides that education; Ukrainian instructors co-lead the curriculum with Western partners to tailor training to Ukrainian needs and reflect real-world combat conditions.
Wired reports that a White Sands Missile Range GPS-jamming exercise disabled a civilian medevac’s navigation, causing it to crash into a mountain in May and killing all on board; it’s the first known civilian fatality tied to military GPS interference in U.S. airspace, and comes amid a sharp rise in GPS interference incidents nationwide.
Ukrainian soldiers at the zero line—the frontline’s closest zone to Russian forces—say moving even a few hundred meters requires precise weather, coordinated electronic-warfare support, and radio-frequency cover. Drones' surveillance, fog, rain, and wind can create only narrow windows to advance, leading to days or a full week of waiting before a 300-meter move can be attempted.
Ukrainian electronic warfare operators from the 413th Raid Regiment say they suppressed 696 Russian UAVs in 19 days, including 646 FPV drones and 50 Molniya drones. Molniya drones, upgraded for cheap reconnaissance with low radar visibility, are harder to intercept and reflect a shift in Russia’s drone strategy. Kyiv says ongoing EW improvements are essential to curb Russia’s UAV use, with Ukraine leveraging drone-based intelligence to guide artillery and gain battlefield advantages.
Ukrainian partisan group ATESH says it burned Russian electronic warfare towers in Bryansk Oblast to blunt air defenses and create a corridor for Ukrainian drones; Bryansk is the launch area for missiles hitting Kyiv, with Iskander-M/S-400 strikes reported in recent weeks. Kyiv officials warn flight times from Bryansk are around two minutes and that shortages of Patriot missiles hinder interceptions, while ATESH’s claims have not been independently verified.
Russia is rolling out Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare jammers to disrupt Starlink links used by Ukrainian drones guiding strikes on Crimea logistics, potentially blunting Kyiv’s medium-range operations; Ukraine says about 10 jammers exist, some have been destroyed, with each unit costing around $1.5 million, and the overall effect will depend on how quickly Russia spreads them and how fast Ukraine counters.
NATO jets, including French aircraft, destroyed a foreign drone that entered Latvian airspace as a result of Russian electronic warfare, near Berzgale in Latvia. No injuries or damage were reported. The incident highlights growing concerns about Russia’s war spilling over into NATO neighbors and follows a pattern of regional drone incursions and heightened security measures under the Baltic Air Policing mission.
A Ukrainian naval drone lost control due to electronic warfare jamming and drifted into Romania’s Constanta port on the Black Sea, where it self-detonated around 10:30 a.m. local time. Romanian authorities evacuated the area; no casualties were reported. The drone was not Romanian and authorities are investigating how it reached the port amid ongoing tensions from the Russia-Ukraine war, highlighting the wider security spillover to neighboring NATO allies.
Turkey's HAVA SOJ airborne standoff jammer on Global 6000 airframes, developed by Aselsan/TAI, appears closer to operational status as new imagery highlights its test configuration, AESA-based jamming, and potential ISR capabilities, with export prospects discussed.
Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines brought 17,000+ US and allied troops for a large-scale Pacific defense drill, testing long-range missiles (including Tomahawk launches from the Typhon system), drones, counter-invasion tactics, and electronic warfare to defend beaches and deny sea access, while showcasing interoperability and drone-resilience concepts like 3D-printed parts.
Ukraine plans to deploy 25,000 unmanned ground robots by early 2026, but their battlefield effectiveness depends on robust and resilient communications. A brief loss of the control link can halt or destabilize a robot, especially in urban terrain and under electronic warfare, so developers are pursuing signal relays, multi-channel links, and autonomous modes to keep frontline robots operating.
Space Force Chief Gen. Chance Saltzman says the Iran war proved the service is combat-credible, with space-based effects and electronic warfare enabling mission success; Guardians led high-tempo space EW during Operation Epic Fury, relocated combat EW systems under fire, and tracked personnel—demonstrating space power as critical to the conflict’s outcomes.
Public CCTV footage shows the PLA Navy’s Type 055 destroyer Yanan moving from radar tracking to electronic countermeasures near Taiwan, including four jamming missiles, in a display framed as a warning rather than direct engagement; the sequence also shows carrier-group activity and another destroyer near the Liaoning, with officials not confirming the aircraft’s origin.
Ukrainian soldiers disable unjammable fiber-optic drones by severing their control cables with scissors, knives, or bare hands, treating any drone as hostile; if cables stay intact, drones are stopped by shooting; the approach shows how low-tech fixes counter advanced tech on the battlefield.