Russia's Electronic Warfare Force: Blending Concepts with Capabilities

Abstract

As the Department of Defense finally begins to appreciate the importance of electronic warfare (EW) on the battlespace against a peer competitor, understanding the conditions US forces should expect in this domain is critical to employing resilient command and control (C2) at all levels. This analysis of Russian leadership thoughts on and recent developments in electromagnetic warfare (EW) - and the recommendations that flow from it - is therefore a needed step in preparing for possible future conflict. Major General Yuriy Lastochkin, head of Russian Defense Ministry's Radio-Electronic Warfare (REB) force, believes REB capabilities will permit his forces "to decide the fate of all military operations" in the near future. They will be arrayed against what Russia considers a major Western weakness: heavy reliance on continuous, high-bandwidth networks - and in particular space-based assets - for almost every facet of warfare. This raises three particular concerns for U.S. forces and those of their allies and partners.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 2020
Accession Number
AD1132128

Entities

People

  • Timothy Thomas

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Data Transmission
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Military Organizations
  • Mobile Communications
  • National Security
  • Navigation
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Radio Communications
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Microelectronics
  • Space