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Old 04-27-2018, 12:38 PM
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Arrow Russia ‘DISABLING' American aircraft in Syrian airspace – claims US commander

Russia ‘DISABLING' American aircraft in Syrian airspace – claims US commander
By MATT DRAKE - PUBLISHED: 00:35, Fri, 4-27-18 | UPDATED: 00:59, Fri, 4-27-18
RE: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world...-warfare-Putin

ELECTRONIC weapons are “disabling” US aircraft flying in Syrian airspace and knocking down communications because of “Russian” electronic warfare (EW) weapons, according to the commander of US Special Operations.

General Raymond Thomas claimed at the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation on Tuesday that America is engaged in “aggressive warfare” with its “enemies” in Syria.

He said: ”Right now in Syria we are operating in the most aggressive electronic warfare environment on the planet from our adversaries.

"They are testing us every day, knocking our communications down, disabling our EC-130s, etc."

It is not clear who the general meant when he referred to enemies, but Russia is known to have developed electronic warfare capabilities, according to electronic warfare specialist and retired US Army colonel Lauri Buckhout.

Speaking about the 2008 conflict in the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, he said: "The Russians have redone and re-engineered their entire EW fleet in the last 20 years… The Russians put in millions on upgrades after Georgia.

"They've ended up with killer capabilities, jamming in a multitude of frequencies for hundreds of kilometres.”

Mr Buckhout said there are other vulnerabilities in US systems that Russian electronic weapons could target too.

US strategic analysts also note that one of the most interesting aspects of Russia’s EW capability is how integrated it is across different areas.

Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, Roger McDermott, said: "We can't just strip out the EW capability and look at it separately from cyber, SIGINT (signals intelligence), air defence.

"It's found throughout every arm of service, every branch of service, it's almost impossible to avoid EW capability, which very much contrasts with western militaries.

"Russia has integrated electronic warfare and offensive and defence electromagnetic spectrum capabilities into its operations and strategies, in a way not seen from NATO forces in Europe.”

Last month, Russia unveiled a string of new weaponry.

It included a new supersonic weapon that cannot be tracked by anti-missile systems.

But he has a number of other surprises up his sleeve, according to pro-Moscow website Russia Insider.

It claims Russia's military are already equipped with Kh-32 air-to-surface missiles.

The rockets enter the stratosphere after being launched before diving back down to earth with such speed and dexterity they cannot be defended against, it is claimed.

Those missiles, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, could be potentially deadly to any surface target, military chiefs say.

They have a range of around 1,000km and can hit speeds of 5,400km per hour, making them more advanced than anything in the US arsenal.
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