US Army officers say battlefield leaders facing new drone threats have another problem to deal with — it's information overload

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US Army soldiers with the 2d Cavalry Regiment are absorbing lessons learned from the war in Ukraine as they train with Ukrainian troops and test new methods.
US Army soldiers with the 2d Cavalry Regiment are absorbing lessons learned from the war in Ukraine as they train with Ukrainian troops and test new methods.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rebecca Call

The war with Iran is more evidence that winning the fights you can't see is critical in modern combat

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Two F-35 aircraft sit on an aircraft carrier surrounded by munitions. The sun is setting in the background.
The US used layered, non-kinetic effects including electronic warfare in the initial phase of Operation Epic Fury.

US Navy photo

A mini-airship maker says constant jamming from Russia is helping it build aircraft for NATO

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A Kelluu airship flies over a runway in Finland.
Kelluu's airships were built in arctic conditions and with constant Russian jamming, its developer said.

Kelluu

Ukraine's drone operators say they have to negotiate safe passage past friendly jammers, sometimes over group chat

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A man in camoflage gear and a helmet stands holding a large grey drone with blue tape on it, with another man assisting, in tall grass and under a blue sky
Ukraine needs drones for its defense, but it needs to make sure its own electronic warfare doesn't get in its way.

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The Ukraine war is showing US soldiers they need to be hard to find in the electromagnetic spectrum in a high-end fight

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A US Army soldier wearing camouflage aims a weapon with a scope attached towards the sky, with a brown and green grassy background.
The US Army's Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training in Hawaii tested soldiers' capabilities in tropical war-fighting conditions.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ryele Bertoch

A US Air Force squadron tinkered with the electronic warfare systems on Ukraine's new F-16s so they could fight evolving Russian threats

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A view from ground level of a fighter jet taking off from a grassy field with flowers.
A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 takes off from an undisclosed location.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy via X

The UK's building a 'silent hangar' to put weapons like F-35 stealth fighters, transport helicopters, and more through the 'harshest' electronic warfare attacks

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F-35B Lightning jets conduct take-offs and landings to maintain their carrier qualifications on the flight deck of HMS Prince of Wales on February 21.
F-35B Lightning jets conduct take-offs and landings to maintain their carrier qualifications on the flight deck of HMS Prince of Wales.

UK Ministry of Defense photo

'Every trench' in Ukraine needs a close-range electronic warfare shield against drones and other threats, top official says

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Ukrainian soldiers stand near a portable device designed to counter FPV drones during a presentation on March 19, 2024 in Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers stand near a portable device designed to counter FPV drones during a presentation on March 19, 2024 in Ukraine.

Photo by Viktor Fridshon/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

If the US doesn't win the electronic warfare fight, the joint force will 'lose' and 'lose very quickly,' Air Force commander says

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to "Wild Bill" Platoon, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment conduct electronic warfare training during Combined Resolve XV, Feb. 23, 2021 at the Hohenfels Training Area.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Julian Padua

The US gave Ukraine glide bombs — but they keep missing because Russia is so good at jamming them

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A GLSDB being fired in a press image dated to February 2023 and released by Saab. A plume of white smoke is tipped by a bright flame against a grey sky and jagged grey rocks by the sea.
A GLSDB being fired in a press image dated to February 2023 and released by Saab.

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