Ukraine using electronic warfare to disable Russian missiles, drones
The disabling of over 20 missiles with the help of "active countermeasures by means of electronic warfare" may be a turning point in Ukraine’s electronic warfare capabilities.
Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Details: Military analysts say Ukrainian EW assets were usually credited with disabling Russian drones but not missile systems.
ISW has previously assessed that Russia's strike campaign against Ukraine and Ukrainian adaptation to counter new Russian strike systems are part of a broader tactical and technological attack-defence race between long-range aviation and air defence capabilities.
Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, noted that the Russian missile strike on 13 January was similar to the strike that Russian forces launched on 8 January and in previous times. The Institute for the Study of War believes that Ihnat’s words indicate that Ukrainian forces can recognise patterns in repeated Russian attacks and, accordingly, introduce innovations and adapt to them.
Over 20 Russian missiles and drones failed to reach their targets during Russia's combined air attack on Ukraine on the morning of 13 January because they exploded mid-flight, landed in unpopulated areas, or met with an effective response from Ukrainian electronic warfare.
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Using electronic warfare to disable the attacking missiles and drones is likely much less expensive than using traditional missile defense systems which involve firing missiles against incoming attacks. The US needs to adopt a similar system.
See also:
Russia appears helpless to stop drone attacks by Ukraine forces on the Dnipro River, UK intel says
And:
Russian forces increasingly down their own drones on Kherson Oblast's left bank – ISW
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