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.

Saab

US jamming technology is significantly worse than Russia's, ex-Pentagon officials warn

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A man holds a portable electronic warfare system at an event in Ukraine earlier this year.

Global Images Ukraine via Getty

Russia's jamming of American weapons in Ukraine is showing the US what it needs to be ready for in a future fight

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A rocket being launched from a HIMARS launcher.
M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian position on December 29, 2023 in Unspecified, Ukraine.

Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Ukraine appears to strike a powerful electronic warfare system previously dubbed the 'backbone' of Russia's EW technology

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The Borisoglebsk-2 EW system.
A R-330BMV vehicle and Borisoglebsk-2 EW system.

Russian Ministry of Defense

Ukraine appeared to strike a Russian tank equipped with a makeshift electronic warfare system — but that may worry Ukraine

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A screenshot from the video.
A screenshot from the video.

Telegram/60th Mechanized Brigade

Nordic countries are struggling to fly planes because Russian jamming is screwing with GPS: report

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Norwegian soldier Vegard Aalbretsen looks through binoculars out towards the Russian border from Korpfjell's OP tower (observation post) in Kirkenes, northern Norway, on February 24, 2022.

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