RĂZBOIUL ELECTRONIC ÎN CONFLICTUL RUSO-UCRAINEAN
ELECTRONIC WARFARE IN THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN CONFLICT
Author(s): Simion-Călin GheorghițăSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Security and defense, Military policy, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: INFOSFERA - Revista de studii de securitate si Informații pentru Apărare
Keywords: electronic warfare; electromagnetic spectrum operations; electronic surveillance; electronic attack; electronic protection;
Summary/Abstract: The article is intended to give an overall picture about electronic warfare action conducted by Russian and Ukrainian forces during the war started on February 24th 2022. I had this idea, after I read an article related to electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) in which authors, two members of Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff (JEWCS), Erik BAMFORD and Malte von SPRECKELSEN, came up with an interesting conclusion: “EW has been a sleeping dragon, hidden away and forgotten for a generation. Now the awakened dragon needs to be controlled!”As we all know, starting with 2008, Russian Federation invested a lot in the field of electronic warfare. Modern capabilities, most of them combat proven in Donbass or Syria, and specialized electronic warfare structures were established. Many military specialists stressed the fact that NATO is a long way behind Russian Federation in the field of electronic warfare. However, these investments haven’t helped a lot Russian forces during their offensive in Ukraine. Within the article, I’ll try to stress the importance of electronic warfare in the military actions, what went well and what went wrong for the both sides and the challenges faced by electronic warfare specialists within a period of one and a half year of conflict.
Journal: INFOSFERA - Revista de studii de securitate si Informații pentru Apărare
- Issue Year: XV/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 49-58
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Romanian