Lessons from Ukraine war show electronic warfare worry for U.S. military

The Army, along with the rest of the DOD, may be at risk to Russian electronic warfare doctrine in a bad way.

...the commander of US Army Europe says Ukrainian forces, who are fighting Russian-backed separatists, have much to teach their US trainers.
Ukrainian forces have grappled with formidable Russian electronic warfare capabilities that analysts say would prove withering even to the US ground forces.

“Our soldiers are doing the training with the Ukrainians and we’ve learned a lot from the Ukrainians,” said Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges. “A third of the [Ukrainian] soldiers have served in the … combat zone, and no Americans have been under Russian artillery or rocket fire, or significant Russian electronic warfare, jamming or collecting — and these Ukrainians have. It’s interesting to hear what they have learned.”
Hodges acknowledged that US troops are learning from Ukrainians about Russia’s jamming capability, its ranges, types and the ways it has been employed. He has previously described the quality and sophistication of Russian electronic warfare as “eye-watering.”

This could also involve other players like the Chinese communists. But hey, we can't be beat because we have this secret weapon , 900 plus flag ranks, a $700M budget per year, and "warfighting"... platitude.


H/T- CDR Salamander