{"id":10666,"date":"2019-03-14T20:33:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T20:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/14\/heres-how-other-nations-measure-up-in-electronic-warfare\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:34:53","slug":"heres-how-other-nations-measure-up-in-electronic-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/electronic-warfare\/2019\/03\/14\/heres-how-other-nations-measure-up-in-electronic-warfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how other nations measure up in electronic warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

U.S. adversaries have become so adept at using electronic warfare that U.S. forces and their allies must now reduce their electromagnetic footprint or risk that enemies could use that information to geolocate, jam and then fire upon them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNear peer adversaries can contest the U.S. Army\u2019s use of the electromagnetic spectrum and use it to cue kinetic weapons,\u201d read a slide during a presentation by Col. Candice Frost, director of foreign intelligence within the Army\u2019s intelligence directorate. Frost was speaking at the AFCEA Army Signal Conference March 12. Army leaders in the past have discussed the capabilities and threats posed by Russia\u2019s electronic warfare prowess in public, but rarely have provided insights in the abilities of other nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are robust layered and integrated EW systems that disrupt and locate Army systems down to the tactical level,\u201d she said. \u201cAt a minimum, the goal of the adversary is to control the use of the electromagnetic spectrum at critical locations and times to attack a specific system. They don\u2019t always want to own it all, they just want it right here, right now when they need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a broad perspective, Frost\u2019s noted that advancements in commercial electronics and signal processing have reduced the difficulty and timelines for adversaries to produce capable electronic warfare systems. During her presentation, she provided a breakdown of the threats each near peer nation poses to the U.S. from an electromagnetic spectrum perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list of adversaries included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Russia,<\/b> which has a robust, layered capability that is integrated down to the tactical edge and supports Russian operations in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria. Frost also noted that Russia is continuing to modernize its EW capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– China<\/b>, which has a modernized force with electronic warfare fully integrated into all operations, all echelons and all exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\t