AUGUSTA, Ga. \u2014 Fierce battles being waged in Ukraine are showcasing cyber and electronic warfare and their consequences for connectivity and communications, according to the deputy commanding general at U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf we\u2019re looking to see how a modern battlefield is impacted by EW and cyber warfare, we need to look no further than what is going on right now\u201d in Eastern Europe, Lt. Gen. Maria Gervais said Aug. 16 at the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference<\/a>. \u201cEverything that we are seeing in Ukraine has implications for a unified network, and almost certainly represents the type of threats we will see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both Russia and Ukraine employ cyberattacks, jamming and other forms of digital belligerence to hamstring each other\u2019s forces on the battlefield. The U.S. is supplying Ukrainian troops with tactical communications equipment as well as electronic warfare kit, though specifications are scant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gervais\u2019 comments come as the Army works to align its various networks within the tactical and enterprise spheres \u2014 in the field and back at home \u2014 to better share data in any environment and any theater. The Pentagon is similarly pursuing a military-wide overhaul of communications, across land, air, sea, space and cyber, known as Joint All-Domain Command and Control<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Army in October released its unified network plan, which cut a path for unification and stressed the need for cybersecurity and resilience, or assured connectivity despite an array of potential attacks. The cyber and EW realms, Gervais said, \u201care why maintaining a unified network is so critically important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA unified network gives our force the ability to succeed in volatile, congested, contested environments,\u201d she said<\/a>, \u201cin order to be successful on the battlefield of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t