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Russia has the upper hand in electronic warfare with Ukraine

Russia has the upper hand in electronic warfare with Ukraine

Both sides have invested heavily in systems that can neutralise each other’s drone armies, but Moscow maintains the advantage because it started first.

Roman Olearchyk

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Russia’s record number of aerial attacks on Ukraine over the New Year period has highlighted Kyiv’s struggle to bolster its electronic warfare technology aimed at jamming and diverting enemy drones and guided missiles.

Both sides have invested heavily in systems that can neutralise each other’s drone armies, but Moscow maintains the upper hand as it had already focused on these capabilities before launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago.

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