Russia Is Using The Wars In Syria And Ukraine To Test New Electronic Warfare Equipment

Russian Radar

Strategy Page: Space: Jack The Signal

Since 2015 Russia has been using eastern Ukraine and Syria for testing new EW (Electronic Warfare) equipment. New gear is tested “under combat conditions” to discover weaknesses and promote export sales as “combat proven”. Equipment still in development is also tested. A recent example of that is the truck mounted Tirada-2 orbital jamming system that recently showed up in eastern Ukraine. Tirada-2 was seeking to hack the control signals and video feeds from American RQ-4B Global Hawk UAVs that regularly operate over eastern Ukraine. This would provide a look at what these UAVs see when they monitor Russian activity. Some RQ-4Bs are equipped with “space satellite quality” electronic sensors and the Russians are hoping to get an opportunity to monitor and perhaps hack those systems. Ukrainian and Western intelligence was aware of the existence of Tirada-2 if only because a less capable export model was being offered for sale. But now the more capable non-export Tirada-2 appears to have shown up in Eastern Ukraine (Donbas) but, as one would expect, no one is providing any details of who has been able to do what to whom.

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WNU Editor: I am sure that everyone else is doing the same thing.