Russia and the U.S. have very different attitudes towards risk in the “less than war” environment, Fitton noted. The researchers led by Ben Nimmo, a senior fellow for information defense at the Digital Forensic Research Lab, stressed that the "electronic bomb" ruse underscores how Russian state media "deliberately reported a total fabrication in order to glorify Russia (and its electronic warfare specialists) and mock the United States" even after the story was debunked. Russian forces have been particularly successful at using electronic warfare (E.W.) However, since U.S.-Russia relations soured in 2014, the U.S. military and experts have started to pay more attention to Russian E.W. On 10 April 2014, the USS Donald Cook entered the waters of the Black Sea and on 12 April a Russian Su-24 tactical bomber flew over the vessel triggering an incident that, according to several media reports, completely demoralized its crew, so much so that the Pentagon issued a protest [1]. Hence, the bet [was placed] on the development and accelerated supply of electronic warfare complexes to the troops, in particular ‘Krasukha-4,’ ‘Moscow,’ ‘Vitebsk’ and many others,” he said. http://www.voltairenet.org/article185860.html. While expressing skepticism about the buzzing incident, the Army's Foreign Military Studies Office noted that Russia "does indeed possess a growing EW capability, and the political and military leadership understand the importance of technical advances in this type of warfare. The USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) is a 4th generation guided missile destroyer whose key weapons are Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of up to 2,500 kilometers, and capable of carrying nuclear explosives. The title of the Army analysis was: "Russian EW or IW?". “As for the statement of General Thomas, it is worth noting that he did not say anything new, having voiced previously known facts. View our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service | Electronic warfare is a relatively inexpensive way to curb an opponent’s ability to communicate and exercise control within a battlespace. 703-876-5100 "The Khibiny manufacturer itself had already debunked the story," the U.S. researchers concluded. And they are trying to signal to the West that they have capable cyber, or electronic warfare capabilities,” he said. For protection, it carries more than fifty anti-aircraft missiles of various types. “Russia can’t compete with the U.S. on the grand strategic stage in the same way it once could, so Russia seeks new ‘less than war’ ways of competing for power (influence, territory etc). CA: Do Not Sell My Personal Info This article was first published by Voltairenet in other languages in September 2014. “OSCE [Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe] has reported that the drones they use for monitoring are being interfered with,” he said. George Leopold is a contributing editor for Defense Systems and author of Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom. “At the same time, the requirement to be ready to conduct combined arms operations during a war with an equal or even more technologically advanced enemy on land and in the air is still the key. Why did he make such a statement now and what was his goal? “Intelligence, logistics and other support depend heavily on these technologies and by undermining the ability to trust these technologies, Russia might expect the result to be fewer operations against its allies in Syria.”. Vladimir Neelov, a military expert at the Russian Center for Strategic Perspectives Research, told The Defense Post that over the past several decades, U.S. military strategy has been based on the conviction that U.S. troops would face much weaker opponents, such as insurgents, terrorists and pirates. “We’re learning an awful lot from the environment in Ukraine, both the capabilities we’ve seen the Russians display in Crimea — electronic warfare capability at a tactical level that we absolutely don’t have,” he stated. In 2016, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who was then the commanding general for U.S. Army Europe, said that the U.S. was able to learn about Russia’s E.W. “The superiority of Russian systems is not overwhelming, it is not able to reduce to zero the capabilities of U.S. forces in Syria … For example, the story so beloved by Russian journalists about the alleged ability of Russian aviation to disable USS Donald Cook, is nothing more than propaganda,” he noted. According to U.S. officials, jamming has seriously affected the campaign against Islamic State. Compilation of Russian jets passing near the USS Donald Cook “We have to improve that interoperability that I described, but also we have got to start practicing that we are not going to have uncontested cyber domain like we did in Afghanistan or Iraq.”. “We need to have secure FM communications. Many of the problems inherent in the U.S. armed forces are also characteristic of the Russian army, in particular a tilt toward counterinsurgency operations stemming from the experience of fighting in the Caucasus, Neelov noted. After that, the 4th generation destroyer immediately set sail towards a port in Romania. Most experts agree it was the latter. For example, during an interview in 2015, Hodges said Russia demonstrated the ability to completely shut down “everything” used by the Ukrainians for communications. According to no less than the manufacturer of the Russian EW system, known as the Concern of Radio-Electronic Technology, which is part of state enterprise Rostech, the system is only installed on Su-30, Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft. “In other words, after the 1991 Gulf war, the U.S. military has had no experience in confronting an opponent equal in strength. technology to interfere with operations of the United States and its allies on the territory of the Arab republic.