EW system Ukraine
A man holds a portable electronic warfare system at an event in Ukraine earlier this year.
  • Former US officials said the US is falling behind in its electronic warfare capabilities.
  • Russia has developed sophisticated electronic warfare weapons. 
  • It's using it to neutralize US weapons given to Ukraine. 

The US has been outclassed by its rivals, such as Russia, in its capacity to remotely take out enemy weapons using jamming technology, according to former US military officials.

Mike Nagata, a retired US Army lieutenant general who led special operations in the Middle East, said that the US is "still falling behind" in its electronic warfare capabilities, reported Defense One.