 Editor in Chief Bill   | 29 Apr 2024 8:36 a.m. PST |
…U.S.-provided precision-guided munitions have failed in mission after mission in Ukraine, taken down by Russian electronic warfare. On Wednesday, the Pentagon revealed the latest casualty… Defense One: link Boeing's Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb |
Shagnasty  | 29 Apr 2024 10:49 a.m. PST |
I find this disturbing on several levels. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 29 Apr 2024 12:55 p.m. PST |
Seems Russia has the advantage, if the US can't give Ukraine anything to stop Russian gliding bombs. |
| Jcfrog | 29 Apr 2024 2:09 p.m. PST |
No wonder it would be different from too long habits of fighting guys in sandals and medievals, from first class countries. |
| smithsco | 29 Apr 2024 5:17 p.m. PST |
Not surprising. We know Russia invested heavily in EW capabilities because they can't actually match Western military capabilities. These are supposed to have inertial navigation systems which are immune to jamming. Cant jam a nonexistent signal. I'm not an expert but I assume that since it also has GPS guidance the Ukrainians relied on that and it didn't go well. |
 Legion 4 | 29 Apr 2024 5:38 p.m. PST |
Again, measure – counter measure – counter counter measure … The US leadership better realize that defense of its people should be #1. |
| Grattan54 | 29 Apr 2024 6:04 p.m. PST |
Good we found out this way rather when we are in a war of survival. We can learn from this. |
| Zephyr1 | 29 Apr 2024 8:50 p.m. PST |
Of course, Boeing will ask for a lot more money to bring their GLSDB system up to current standards… "Oh, we promise, this new model will be a lot better than our previous one!" ;-) |
| JMcCarroll | 30 Apr 2024 2:24 p.m. PST |
I do not think Ukraine is getting the latest greatest version of precision-guided munitions from the US.
Still it is a set back for them. Hopefully the US can help them out. |
| TimePortal | 30 Apr 2024 2:39 p.m. PST |
In the 1980s I served in a MI (CEWI) battalion of the First Infantry Division. Interfering with enemy EW capabilities was a major battlefield task.
So since the Russians suffered losses with failed counter weapons fanctions. It is not a surprise that they have upgraded their CEW abilities. |
| Legion 4 | 30 Apr 2024 5:16 p.m. PST |
The US Army IIRC about a decade ago added a Cyberwarfare branch. We have to always be ahead of our enemies. Or try … So now along with Infantry, Tank, FA, etc. Army branches they now have the Cyberwarfare branch. As we see this type of warfare is very important. And will keep getting even more so in the future … |
