![]() ![]() Every element in a combat theater, from an RF logistics tag on a crate of parts to a Stryker to a Command Post, is dependent upon the spectrum. All of these platforms are networked via terrestrial radio or SATCOM. We have “eyes” and “ears” that reach from ground platforms to aerostats to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. Every Soldier and vehicle is a sensor and a multiple emitter. Vulnerabilities: During the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US Army invested an enormous amount of resources in spectrum-using C4ISR capabilities – our ground forces are Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS)-enabled with wireless devices such as never before. It was powerful during Cold War days – today it is no less than awe-inspiring. While we fought what we considered to be a relatively unsophisticated threat in the Middle East, we took our eyes off of the Russian “sleeping bear.” As events unfolded in the Ukraine and Syria, however, it has become increasingly clear that not only did it not slumber, but Russia has continued to modernize and grow its already formidable Electronic Warfare (EW) capability.
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