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2023-08-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

The US Army is rushing to rearm its electronic warriors after watching Russia and Ukraine jam each other's drones

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-08-17 08:30|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Task & Purpose 7 June 2022 - ‘Assume you can be jammed’ — What US troops are learning about electronic warfare in Ukraine. "We are really not prepared for that level of electronic warfare."

Posted by Besoeker 2023-08-17 08:38|| 2023-08-17 08:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Never mind all that. Will our new electronic warfare systems be diverse, equitable, and inclusive?

Posted by Matt 2023-08-17 12:23|| 2023-08-17 12:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Rather than using scarce and expensive antiaircraft missiles and guns to shoot down a drone that may cost only a few hundred dollars, it's easier to disrupt the link between the drone and its operator, causing it to crash.

Duh.

Except it doesn't crash, it defaults. Some defaults are power off, which is not necessarily a crash but unpowered descent. They can do a loiter until reconnected. Some even fly to Iran.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-08-17 13:04|| 2023-08-17 13:04|| Front Page Top

#4 after watching Russia and Ukraine jam each other's drones

Prob isn't a rainbow reference.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-17 23:23|| 2023-08-17 23:23|| Front Page Top

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