Military faces hard choices controlling the electromagnetic spectrum with electronic warfare (EW)

WASHINGTON – After a quarter-century of post-Cold War neglect, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) once again has become serious about electronic warfare (EW). Breaking Defense reports. Continue reading original article

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4 Jan. 2019 -- The art of detecting, disrupting, and deceiving enemy RF and microwave signals like radio and radar, yet EW must fight for attention and resources with higher-profile efforts like hypersonic missiles, missile defense, jet fighters, and nuclear submarines.

DOD will need to sustain its emphasis on the electromagnetic spectrum, which, along with outer space and cyberspace, is where commanders will find -- or fail to find -- the information that wins or loses future battles.

Recognizing this trend, China retooled its military in 2015 to combine space, computer network operations, and EW organizations under one command focused on winning the information competition.

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John Keller, chief editor
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