Electronic Warfare

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Researchers ask industry to investigate future muon particle beams for electromagnetic weapons and sensors

DARPA MuS2 project seeks to create a source for a muon beam strong enough to support demonstrations of national security and scientific applications.

www.militaryaerospace.com

SandboxAQ launches navigation system to counter GPS spoofing, jamming - Breaking Defense

AQNav uses AI algorithms, quantum sensors and the Earth’s crustal magnetic field to provide real-time navigation in situations where GPS signals are down or deterred.

breakingdefense.com

 

[Forest Green]

Looks like the next step after GaN is SiGe.

Multifunction Sensors | Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman’s multifunction sensors and digital technologies accelerate mission system capabilities to stay ahead of the ever-evolving threat.

www.northropgrumman.com

Skynode S: Auterion autonomy kit lets attack drones fly through jamming - Breaking Defense

Just announced on Thursday but already quietly combat-tested in Ukraine, the palm-sized Skynode S card makes small drones much less dependent on an uninterrupted wireless link to a human remote controller.

breakingdefense.com

 

[Forest Green]

Any ideas?

In Shebekino, Belgorod, Russia, strange flickering particles were recorded in the sky. Not sure what they are, but might be Chaff being used to disrupt Russian radar and air defense in this area. pic.twitter.com/sGZMb9f1eG

— raging545 (@raging545) July 2, 2024

View: https://x.com/raging545/status/1808213766519378325

New Electronic Warfare Pod Turns Marine MQ-9 Reaper Into "A Black Hole"

The new electronic warfare and intelligence collection pod enables MQ-9 Reapers to be "mostly undetectable," according to the Marine Corps Commandant.

www.twz.com

 

[Forest Green]

Korean DIRCM explainshttps://t.co/Fre5UtP7e8 pic.twitter.com/oOdrLLR8BW

— ハク Mason (@mason_8718) July 10, 2024

View: https://x.com/mason_8718/status/1810994588288700634

 

[Josh_TN]

Very ‘Men In Black’ looking.

 

[Forest Green]

Laser Dazzlers For Defending Tanks Against Marauding Drones Are An Untapped Countermeasure

Advanced laser dazzlers mounted on armored vehicles could automatically blind incoming drones during their vulnerable terminal attack runs.

www.twz.com

 

[Forest Green]

Epirus is planning for at least 4 form-factors of Leonidas -- the most powerful phased array based HPM system in the world.

🔸Leonidas : IFPC-HPM
🔸Leonidas Expeditionary: smaller ExDECS array
🔸Mobile: Stryker
🔸 Pod
🔸Leonidas XR: Scaled for ⬆️ range #GaN https://t.co/ey6KXq5bjW pic.twitter.com/lnVdpc9oSi

— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) August 4, 2024

View: https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1820114394417619037

 

[Forest Green]

The anechoic hangar is due to open in 2026 and will be one of the biggest in Europe, far bigger than existing facilities in Britain. https://t.co/CMmx4TLeHC

— Defense News (@defense_news) August 21, 2024

View: https://x.com/defense_news/status/1826227787914531281

 

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Northrop Grumman Unveils ATHENA for US Army's Improved Threat Detection System

Northrop Grumman Unveils ATHENA for US Army's Improved Threat Detection System

armyrecognition.com

Operators from the Special Operations Center "West" discovered and successfully neutralized a Russian "Sapphire" electronic warfare system in the Kursk region using strike drones during a reconnaissance mission. pic.twitter.com/zwBpKIo58h

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) August 28, 2024

View: https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1828702803285442993

 

[Forest Green]

How in-house tech and soldier tinkering is changing the Army

Inside the brave new world of AI-assisted Army electronic warfare.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Forest Green]

Our Best Look Yet At China’s New Standoff Electronic Warfare Plane

The Y-9LG is the latest in a line of Chinese airborne standoff jammers, part of a huge investment in electronic warfare platforms. The Y-9LG is the latest in a line of Chinese airborne standoff jammers, part of a huge investment in electronic warfare platforms.

www.twz.com

Rare Chinese Y-9LG ELINT Aircraft Spotted in Thailand - Naval News

China has deployed a Y-9LG Electronic Warfare/Electronic Intelligence (EW/ELINT) aircraft for an overseas exercise for the first time...

www.navalnews.com

 

[Dilandu]

Any ideas?

Most likely the Reaper new ECM pod is using phase cancelling - sending a replicated echo in counter-phase reduce the signal on the receiver.

 

[Forest Green]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C4NJu56gFY

 

[NMaude]

Northrop Grumman Unveils ATHENA for US Army's Improved Threat Detection System

Northrop Grumman Unveils ATHENA for US Army's Improved Threat Detection System

armyrecognition.com

Operators from the Special Operations Center "West" discovered and successfully neutralized a Russian "Sapphire" electronic warfare system in the Kursk region using strike drones during a reconnaissance mission. pic.twitter.com/zwBpKIo58h

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) August 28, 2024

View: https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1828702803285442993

Haven't the Ukrainians become quite adapt at identifying and destroying Russian army electronic-jammer platforms (Generally truck mounted)?

 

[Forest Green]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67E3kXTM0bU

https://sprotyvg7.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/COGINT_Analytic_Insight_Report_Russian_EW_Systems__231119_114942.pdf

 

[Forest Green]

Lockheed Martin and Altera complete key electronic warfare demonstration for DoD

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2024 - In a significant collaboration with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD-R&E), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Altera, an Intel company, successfully compl

www.spacewar.com

 

[Forest Green]

CIA Has Secret "Nonviolent" Way To Disable Large Ships: Report

President Trump's administration is said to have considered using the CIA's mystery ship-stopping system against Venezuelan oil tankers.

www.twz.com

Video: Sylena decoy system hits 100th launcher milestone - Naval News

A decade after delivering its first Sylena decoy launching system (DLS) ship set, French countermeasures manufacturer Lacroix Defense has used Euronaval 2024 to announce the manufacture of the 100th Sylena launcher.

www.navalnews.com

 

[jsport]

Emphasis on electronic warfare a must, Air Force secretary says

“My own experience suggests that this is a historically neglected area that can have an oversized impact."

www.defensenews.com

 

[Forest Green]

Air Force Electronic Warfare Chief Sees Limits to AI

Artificial intelligence may in the future offer important capabilities for the Air Force's electronic warfare, but not yet.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[jsport]

Raytheon scores engineering and development contract for extended range airborne electronic attack pod

The Navy awarded Raytheon, an RTX company, a $192 million contract to develop an extended range capability for the service’s next-generation airborne electronic attack capability.

defensescoop.com

 

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AUKUS partners to stand up electronic warfare intel-sharing framework - Breaking Defense

“We are not out there alone, and we share that with our allies and partners, and they also have some pretty exceptional capabilities,” said Travis Manning, an electronic warfare officer in the Pentagon.

breakingdefense.com

 

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This new tool lets brigades ‘see’ their electronic warfare footprint

A handful of operational U.S. Army brigades now have a tool to “see” how they and enemy forces look in the otherwise invisible electromagnetic spectrum.

www.defensenews.com

 

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I Corps focuses on EW, distributed C2 during exercises in Japan | InsideDefense.com

During a series of exercises held in Japan earlier this month, the Army's I Corps attempted to simulate capabilities seen during the war in Ukraine, such as electronic warfare, and also set up distributed command-and-control nodes.

insidedefense.com

 

[jsport]

Air Force looking to disaggregate electronic warfare capabilities from platforms

The Air Force is taking a more holistic approach to electronic warfare across a variety of systems and capabilities.

defensescoop.com

 

[Forest Green]

R-330Zh "Zhitel" EW station and an Msta-B identified and destroyed by HIMARS.

Ukraine's 8th SSO regiment, in cooperation with a unit of the 140th Special Purpose Center, identified an R-330Zh "Zhitel" EW station and an Msta-B howitzer during reconnaissance. Both were destroyed by missile strikes, with the "Zhitel" crew eliminated on the spot. pic.twitter.com/6z9JyUxDnc

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) February 12, 2025

View: https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1889644945801175257

 

[Grey Havoc]

Air Force looking to disaggregate electronic warfare capabilities from platforms

The Air Force is taking a more holistic approach to electronic warfare across a variety of systems and capabilities.

defensescoop.com

That hasn't worked out too well in the past. At all.

 

[Grey Havoc]

On another note:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/27/crowdstrike-chinas-cyberattacks-ramping-sophisticated/

A Tale of Two Typhoons: Properly Diagnosing Chinese Cyber Threats - War on the Rocks

How should the United States address the multiple cyber “typhoons” emanating from China? Over the past year, Chinese cyber threat actors have gained

warontherocks.com

 

[NMaude]

A Tale of Two Typhoons: Properly Diagnosing Chinese Cyber Threats - War on the Rocks

How should the United States address the multiple cyber “typhoons” emanating from China? Over the past year, Chinese cyber threat actors have gained

warontherocks.com

I'd like to see the PRC getting a taste of their medicine, see how they like getting hacked.

 

[Scott Kenny]

I'd like to see the PRC getting a taste other medicine, see how they like getting hacked.

What makes you think that they aren't?

 

[indicisivedivide]

What makes you think that they aren't?

NSA TAO hacked Chinese universities. Though these universities have very loose rules and share a ton of information on hypersonics.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Leonardo unveils Guardian Shield countermeasure system

The system, set to enter service with the British Army in 2025, aims to neutralise radio-controlled explosive threats through advanced electronic surveillance and targeted countermeasures.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

 

[Scott Kenny]

NSA TAO hacked Chinese universities. Though these universities have very loose rules and share a ton of information on hypersonics.

I'd meant hacking the corporate or governmental computer systems, but universities are also fair game.

 

[Forest Green]

Inflatable Decoys Paired With Faked Radio Signals Used To Bait Artillery In Recent Army Exercise

New electronic warfare capabilities are a critical part of the Army's modernization plans, but the service still has much work to do.

www.twz.com