DROONID JA TARKVARARAADIOD EHK VÄIKERIIGI ÕPPETUNDE ELEKTROONILISEST VÕITLUSEST

DRONES AND SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIOS: WHAT A SMALL STATE COULD LEARN ABOUT ELECTRONIC WARFARE.

Abstract

Electronic warfare (EW) has already spread to the air, the land, the sea, and even space. Today, software
defined radio (SDR) technologies that can easily be interfaced with computers
are available to anyone for only a few dozen euros. In a software defined radio, signals
are usually processed on the software level. Enthusiasts of SDR can independently
store large quantities of signals, process these with powerful processors and, when
adding the capabilities of AI, they have great resources at hand.
We know that the armed forces of the Russian Federation (RF) have great EW
capabilities, at least in theory, but we know nothing about the level of military
training of their EW units. It is too early to come to any final conclusions about the
current conflict, but it is evident that the RF uses all elements of EW.
Experience from the war in Ukraine has shown that one can build well-functioning
systems from readily available devices. The proficient use of existing capabilities may
be the most cost-effective approach to enhancing electronic warfare capabilities.