Electronic Warfare & Drone Saturation
Electronic Warfare & Drone Saturation A Strategic Analysis of Threats to High‑End Air Defense Airspace Strategic Review March 2026 1. The New Operational Reality The war in Ukraine has rewritten the rules for air defense. What was once a contest of missiles versus aircraft has become a three‑domain fight: kinetic, electromagnetic, and informational. For systems like Patriot, the most dangerous adversary is no longer a cruise missile or a fighter—it is a $20,000 drone escorted by a $50 million jamming complex. Russian forces have perfected a two‑layer approach: · Electromagnetic suppression to degrade sensors and command links. · Drone swarms to overwhelm the defense, force expenditure of expensive interceptors, and, in some cases, deliver a kinetic blow. This combination does not require destroying the Patriot battery. It aims to make it operationally ineffective at the critical moment—creating a window for other strikes or simply exhausting its ammunition. --- 2. How the Adv...

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