Fabian Hoffmann
Throughout the war in Ukraine, reports have periodically emerged suggesting that Ukrainian electronic warfare systems have successfully jammed Russian ballistic missiles, causing them to miss their intended targets.
Most recently, the Kyiv Independent reported that one electronic warfare project claimed to have downed 58 out of 59 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles. “Downed” is somewhat of a misnomer here, but likely refers to an electronic warfare system degrading the missiles’ navigation sufficiently to render them militarily ineffective. This post discusses what an electronic warfare system designed to defeat incoming ballistic missiles might look like, the technical and operational challenges of deploying such a system, and the implications for the ongoing war.
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