US presents evidence of Russia's paralysis in Syria
Along with admitting that it is inferior to Russia in the field of electronic warfare, the US also provided evidence that it was paralyzed by Russia when operating in Syria.
Foreign Policy magazine on July 31 quoted US Army Colonel Brian Sullivan admitting that Washington's military deployed in Syria is struggling to defend against advanced Russian electronic warfare equipment deployed there.
"Those (Russian electronic warfare systems) are big challenges for us, but we also have the opportunity to experience combat in an environment that even training centers in the US cannot simulate," said the colonel.
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Along with that, another American expert on electronic warfare, Laurie Moe Buckhout, also revealed that Russia's electronic suppression attacks are extremely powerful and are no less dangerous than bomb attacks, as they can completely suppress the US military's information transmission network as well as navigation systems and flying equipment.
"Almost immediately, the communications system would go down or you wouldn't be able to direct fire, you wouldn't be able to warn because your radars would go down and they wouldn't be able to detect anything," Laurie Moe Buckhout admitted.
Not only acknowledging the superiority of Russia's electronic warfare force, the US also provided evidence that it was paralyzed by Russia when operating in Syria.
General Raymond Thomas, Commander of the US Army Special Operations Command (SOCOM), said that this force is operating an airborne tactical weapons system called EC-130H Compass Call, mounted on a C-130 Hercules airframe in Syria.
The system is used to interfere with enemy communications lines, radar systems, and combat command commands. But Compass Call in Syria is nearly inoperable because it is constantly being suppressed by Russian electronic warfare systems.
“The Russians are testing us every day… they are disabling the EC-130 system,” said Mr. Thomas.
Along with accusing Russia of paralyzing US operations, General Thomas also had to admit that the Russians "did their job better" than we did.
The general added that Russia now supplies most of the electronic equipment used by the Syrian government army. "The Russians have completely redesigned and restructured their entire electronic warfare fleet over the last 20 years," Thomas said.
After attacking Georgia, the Russians concluded that they needed to upgrade their electronic warfare capabilities, said Laurie Moe Buckhout, a retired Army colonel and electronic warfare expert.
"The Russians spent millions of dollars upgrading after the Georgia campaign and they were successful. Now, Russia has the ability to jam in countless different frequencies within a radius of hundreds of kilometers before the enemy is helpless," said Laurie Moe Buckhout.
