Army EW Targets Foes For Infantry
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on February 26, 2021 at 11:55 AM Troops practice assaulting a building under cover of smoke as an observer looks on during last year’s AEWE exercises. WASHINGTON: As the Army rebuilds its long-neglected electronic warfare arm, it’s finding simple tools can have a big impact – at the right place and time. While EW is best known for disrupting radio and radar, recent wargames at Fort Benning showed tremendous tactical value to simply detecting hostile transmissions. EW troops following behind the frontline infantry used portable sensors to detect “enemy...
Source: breakingdefense.com