Electronic Warfare - October analysis
Everybody’s Business
Your editor recently shared an illuminating cup of coffee with a neighbour who runs their own company. Their enterprise depends on the timely delivery of delicious homemade pastries to shops and restaurants around the city. They also have a catering business preparing lavish breakfasts, lunches and suppers for events large and small. As cappuccinos were sipped, conversation inevitably turned to politics and current affairs. The neighbour asked about reports they had read on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) jamming in northern Europe. How severe was this? What effect was this having on transportation? The friend consoled themselves that this was not a problem they expected to have to face in southern Europe. Anyhow they reasoned that, even should the worst happen, their business was unlikely to be affected.
Not so. Any interference with the local GNSS signal would likely have a severe effect on their company. What if a nefarious actor smuggles GNSS jammers with covert operatives into the locale and then begins causing havoc? There is a likelihood that the sources of the jamming, and the perpetrators, will eventually be discovered and apprehended but how much damage would they do beforehand? The neighbour’s business depends on GNSS to make deliveries. Are their drivers well-versed in paper map reading should the nightmare become reality? How will their company deal with a GNSS outage that might affect timing sources their banking and payment systems rely on? The conversation underscored that electronic warfare is not confined to the battlefield. Potentially, it can affect us all in our daily lives. Businesses large and small should take note and prepare for the unexpected.
EW Analysis - October
Get Moving!
Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk oblast underscores the effectiveness of the former’s electronic warfare capabilities, but logistical challenges remain.
More Trees for the Little Forest
In late September, an upgraded version of the RP-377 Lesochek series of electronic attack systems was exhibited at the ADEX international defence exhibition held in Azerbaijan.
Sentinel Below the Waves
Thales has delivered the first of the company’s Sentinel-U radar electronic support measures to equip the Marine Nationale’s ‘Suffren’ class nuclear-powered attack submarines.
October Spectrum SitRep
Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains.
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Murmurs of Murmansk
The Islamic Republic of Iran has received GT-01 Murmansk-BN communications jamming electronic warfare systems from Russia.
The Silent Hangar
The United Kingdom will soon receive a new, large anechoic chamber to help evaluate and improve military aircraft electromagnetic discretion and protection.
September Spectrum SitRep
Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains.
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