How electronic warfare could factor into the Russia-Ukraine crisis

Photo caption: A US Marine with a Communication Emitter Sensing and Attack System (CESAS) II Manpack in Dec., 2021, in North Carolina. Photo credit: US Marines / Elijah. D. Hurtado. Article by Kelsey D. Atherton. Popular Science – February 17, 2022.

Russia could carry out electronic warfare as part of an invasion. Here’s what to know about this invisible kind of military technology.

When Russian forces occupied Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in February 2014, the Russian Navy reportedly jammed cell phone signals in the process. This kind of attack, paired with the physical destruction of communications infrastructure, as well as online attacks on internet-connected sites and services, is broadly categorized as electronic warfare. […]

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