ELECTRONIC WARFARE FUNDAMENTAL

Capt. Hrizi Mehdi

Tunisian Armed Forces

Sarajevo, 7 April 2022

CONTENTS

 Introduction

 Electronic warfare structure and units

 Exemple of EW (Russia vs Ukraine 2014)

 Conclusion

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INTRODUCTION

 What is EW ?

❑ Electronic Warfare (EW) is not strictly 'electronic',

❑ It is not conducted using electrons; rather it is electromagnetic waves.

❑ It uses the entire range of the electromagnetic spectrum,

some people also call it Electromagnetic Warfare.

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 Electronic warfare (EW) :

❑ Is any action involving the use of the EM spectrum or directed energy to control
the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy assaults.

❑ Its purpose :

o the use of electromagnetic spectrum to determine, exploit, reduce and

o prevent the hostile use of electromagnetic spectrum as well as action which

retains friendly use of electromagnetic spectrum.

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 Military operations are executed in an information environment conducted

by the electromagnetic spectrum.

 The electromagnetic spectrum portion of the information environment is

referred to as the electromagnetic environment (EME).

 The use of the electromagnetic environment creates vulnerabilities and

opportunities for electronic warfare in support of military operations.

 EW is an element of offensive and defensive counterinformation.

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1. Electronic Support Measures (ESM)

 It involves actions taken to search for , intercept, locate, record and analyze
radiated electromagnetic energy, for the purpose of exploiting such
radiations to support military operations.

 ESM is an important source of EW information to carry out electronic

countermeasures and electronic, counter- countermeasures.

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2. Electronic Countermeasures (ECM)

 Electronic Countermeasures are the actions taken to prevent or reduce

the enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.

 Two major actions of ECM are jamming and deception.

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3. Jamming

 The deliberate radiation, re-radiation, or reflection of electromagnetic

energy to impair the use of electronic devices, equipment or systems.

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4. Deception

 The deliberate radiation, re-radiation, alteration, absorption, or reflection of

electromagnetic energy in a manner intended to mislead the enemy in the
interpretation or use of information received by his electronic systems is called
deception.

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5. Manipulative
 The alteration or simulation of friendly electromagnetic radiations to accomplish
deception.
6. Imitative

 Introducing radiation into enemy channels which imitates his own emission.

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7. Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM)

 The actions taken to ensure friendly, effective, use of the electromagnetic

spectrum despite the enemy's use of EW.

 The field of EW is discussed in terms of active and passive roles.

Passive EW Active EW

- Search and analyze of - the radiation of EM energy

electromagnetic radiation
- Determine the existence ,
source and pertinent
characteristics of the
enemy's use of the ES.
to impair the enemy's use
of electronic system,
- to mislead the enemy in
the interpretation of data
received from his electronic
systems.
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EXAMPLE OF EW (RUSSIA VS UKRAINE 2014)
RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES PRIORITIES IN EW IN THE EASTERN UKRAINE

PRIORITIES

1 2 3 4

To suppress DETECTIONS OF
Jamming of VHF EW SYTEMS AND
enemy’s UAV by THE INFORMATION
and UHF, GSM STRIKE WEAPONS
deployment of LEAKAGE
communication INTEGRATION
Jamming CHANELS AND
stations THEIR Suppression

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EXAMPLE OF EW (RUSSIA VS UKRAINE 2014)

Russian EW Tactics

Disturbing and Demonstration of EW Superiority

turbulent jamming presence in the (Domination) in the
tactics specified areas Electronic Domain

TASKS and MISSIONS

• Jamming some designated equipment; • Full network suppression;

• Suppression of some networks; • Blocking all communication;
• Sending SMS to the enemy soldiers; • Enforce to use GSM or SATCOM
• Interference in specific areas. or mobile Internet;
• Determine access points for GSM 13
and mobile Internet.
EXAMPLE OF EW (RUSSIA VS UKRAINE 2014)

PECULIARITIES of EW EMPLOYMENT by RUSSIAN FORCES

hidden influence of radio-electronic warfare means on radio communication (sudden

disappearance of radio communication due to unknown reasons);

sending SMS messages to private phones of the military with the indication of places
for their gathering, in fact, places for planned fire shooting;

blocking GSM radio communication with its further restoration, defining the points of
access and shooting the areas of mass access to GSM radio communication;

using the capabilities of radio-electronic warfare means for spotting the places of the
location of counterbattery radars with further shooting on them;

use of new physical principles, the effect of application equals electromagnetic

weapons which destroy electronic equipment. 14
EXAMPLE OF EW (RUSSIA VS UKRAINE 2014)

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CONCLUSION

Electronic
Warfare EW

ESM ECM ECCM

Anti-ESM Anti-ECM

Electronic Electronic
Jamming Deception

MED IED
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CONCLUSION

❑ Determining the existence of the enemy's electronic aids to warfare

❑ Destroying the effectiveness of the enemy's electronic aids to warfare

❑ Denying the destruction or degradation of the effectiveness of friendly

electronic aids to the warfare.

❑ Interfere with the enemy's use of electromagnetic spectrum in such a way as

to render its use either ineffective, degrading or even dangerous for him

❑ Defend one's own friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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