Electronic warfare jams over 50% of Russian aerial assets – Ukraine's Ground Forces
Ukrainian electronic warfare systems jam more than half of Russian aerial assets, said Maksym Skoretskyi, head of electronic warfare for the Ground Forces.
Source: Skoretskyi in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda
Details: Skoretskyi explained that electronic warfare can neutralise aerial threats before they reach their targets by disrupting control channels, jamming navigation and interfering with video transmission. As a result, Russian drones lose control before reaching their intended targets or miss them by a significant margin.
"Currently, more than 50% of enemy aerial assets get jammed by Ukrainian electronic warfare," Skoretskyi said.
He also addressed the effectiveness of electronic warfare against cruise missiles.
"Many missiles, like drones, rely on navigation fields to guide them to targets. Electronic warfare affects their GPS navigation, causing them to miss by around 100-200 metres or more," he said.
He added that "we create conditions in which a target may be damaged but not destroyed."
Meanwhile, missiles use additional guidance systems beyond GPS navigation, including optical, radar and inertial systems.
"However, due to their high speed, Russian missiles do not have time to properly adjust their course. In effect, we jam the main guidance system and force the missile to switch to a less effective method of locating the target – and miss," Skoretskyi added.
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