Modern warfare has exposed a crucial vulnerability: advanced counter-drone systems can be neutralized by electronic warfare (EW) attacks. No longer just a technical issue, electromagnetic resilience has become a strategic imperative. As drone technologies evolve—integrating hardened communications and jamming-resistant guidance, such as Ukraine’s fiber-optic-controlled drones—defensive systems must now do more than just neutralize threats. They must survive, adapt, and operate under active electronic assault.
The U.S. Department of Defense’s upcoming Demonstration 6, scheduled for March 2025, will be the most demanding test yet. Systems will be challenged to function effectively under active jamming across an unprecedented frequency range of 30 to 20,000 MHz, proving their viability in an increasingly congested and contested electromagnetic spectrum (EMS).
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