Russians disable our planes every day - American general
U.S. troops in Syria are increasingly coming under attack using Russian and Syrian electronic warfare capabilities as Moscow uses the conflict to test its future arsenal.
An American weekly news magazine writes about this Newsweek, quoting the words of the head of the Main Directorate of Special Forces of the US Department of Defense, Thomas Raymond, who said that Syria has become “the place where the most intense electronic warfare is being conducted on the planet.”
“Speaking at an airborne survey conference in Florida, General Thomas said that Russian and Syrian government forces “test us daily, destroying our communications systems, disabling our [EC-130 aircraft],” the publication notes. .
The publication clarifies that this aircraft is one of the most advanced American electronic warfare systems, and its presence in Syrian airspace gives Russia the opportunity to test its weapons on the best systems available in the United States, either directly or through its Syrian allies.
“Earlier this month, four officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told NBC News that Russia also regularly attacks small American surveillance drones. According to one of them, Russian operations are having a noticeable negative impact on US capabilities. Attacks using the latest technology have been successful even in cases where US troops used encrypted signals and anti-jamming systems,” Newsweek emphasizes.
The weekly claims that Russian troops in Syria are consolidating lessons learned during the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which has provided them with invaluable electronic warfare experience.
In addition, with reference to the International Center for Defense and Security Problems, it is indicated that “Moscow, in response to NATO’s dominance in conventional weapons, is making huge investments in electronic warfare equipment.”
“Electronic warfare attacks are more politically acceptable than conventional attacks. Disabling the jamming system on a reconnaissance aircraft involves less risk than destroying it with a missile. Moscow—along with other powers fighting in Syria—is expanding its electronic presence, gathering information about its own capabilities and the responses of its adversaries. Considering that military operations in Syria are more active than ever, the battlefield is becoming a valuable testing ground for weapons of the future,” the publication summarizes.
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