Electronic warfare, the forgotten discipline, and why militaries should refocus on this key area

BRUSSELS – If people talk about a modern conflict, most agree that IT will be fought in all dimensions possible. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has a good view about threats it might encounter on land, on and below the sea, in the air, and in space. The Joint Air Power Competence Centre reports. Continue reading original article

The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:

17 Jan. 2019 -- Cyberspace is increasingly a bright focus area for NATO. Nations continue to develop new weapon systems to operate in these dimensions, but unfortunately, NATO initiatives have, in many cases, not embraced and developed the discipline of electronic warfare (EW).

A generation of military professionals has grown up without thinking much about the vulnerabilities inherent in operational reliance on the electromagnetic spectrum.

NATO defines EW as a military action that exploits electromagnetic energy, both actively and passively, to provide situational awareness and create offensive and defensive effects. It is warfare within the electromagnetic spectrum and involves the military use of electromagnetic energy.

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John Keller, chief editor
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