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By: Mark Pomerleau
Adversaries inwards Syrian Arab Republic are jamming communications in addition to fifty-fifty disrupting AC-130 aircraft.
Syrian Arab Republic today presents the “most aggressive [electronic warfare] surroundings on the planet from our adversaries,” according to the caput of Special Operations Command.
Speaking earlier an audience at the annual GEOINT symposium Apr 24 inwards Tampa, Florida, Gen. Raymond “Tony” Thomas said adversaries are testing the U.S.A. every day.
This, he said, has come upwardly inwards the degree of knocking downwards communications in addition to disabling AC-130 aircraft.
While he did non specifically advert whatsoever i perpetrator, it is good known that Russian Federation non exclusively possesses advanced EW capabilities, but has deployed it on battlefields inwards Syrian Arab Republic in addition to Eastern Ukraine.
“They convey used Syrian Arab Republic equally a testing footing for non simply aircraft, but likewise their munitions equally well,” Air Force Lt. Gen. VeraLinn “Dash” Jamieson, deputy master copy of staff for ISR, said of the Russians at a Jan effect inwards Washington.
“I would highlight they convey fired off cruise missiles; they convey fired off air-to-air missiles; they convey used long-range aviation; they convey conducted actually what I could characterize equally their get-go away-game operations inwards a consummate in addition to continuous deployment arena.”
NBC News recently reported that Russian Federation has begun to jam small, tactical U.S.A. drones inwards Syria. Moreover, defense forcefulness officials described the role of electronic warfare aircraft, such equally the EA-6B for electronic warfare suppression, inwards the Apr thirteen strikes against alleged Syrian chemic weapons facilities. This could convey been to jam advanced air defenses Russian Federation has deployed to the region.
Threats demonstrated from Russian Federation jamming UAVs inwards Ukraine absolutely pose a threat to U.S.A. systems, according to officials.
By: Mark Pomerleau
These factors, along amongst others including the testing of equipment in addition to concepts inwards the Ukraine, convey influenced the U.S.A. conclusion to rebuild electronic warfare capability that atrophied at the conclusion of the Cold War.
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