Russia is starting to make its superiority in electronic warfare count
There may not be much the West either can or will do to help Ukraine
Most of the attention to what Ukraine needs in its protracted struggle to free its territory from the invading Russian forces has focused on hardware: tanks, fighter jets, missiles, air-defence batteries, artillery and vast quantities of munitions. But a less discussed weakness lies in electronic warfare (EW); something that Ukraine’s Western supporters have so far shown little interest in tackling.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Hidden battle”
Europe November 25th 2023
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