New Army Electronic Warfare Weapons Change "Jamming" Attack Tactics
Kris Osborn
Oct 15, 2020
Video Above: Air Force, Raytheon Upgrade Weapons to Respond to New Threats
By Kris Osborn - Warrior Maven
(Washington, D.C.) What if an advancing Army armored unit were maneuvering through mountainous terrain to “close with an enemy†when it is suddenly hit and disabled by an incoming artillery attack... because a small, hovering enemy drone finds its location and transmits an electronic signal back to an enemy firebase? With its location compromised, the unit is paralyzed by enemy fire and denied freedom of maneuver.
However, what if the armored unit is able to change its location and obscure itself from enemy fire when an EW detection system finds the electronic signature emitting from the enemy drone, deconflicts it from friendly electromagnetic emissions and then “jams†the data link connecting the drone to its operators, immediately disrupting the enemies’ ability to know the location, speed and direction of the attacking friendly force. Simply put, the maneuvering force can no longer be targeted by the enemy because the drone’s electronic sensors and transmission systems have been destroyed or rendered ineffective.
https://defensemaven.io/warriormaven/land/new-army-electronic-warfare-weapons-change-jamming-attack-tactics-J8TAT4aC9UKZfdfz5DeWwA
