Electronic Warfare Innovations and Exports || Jan. 29, 2026
Let's talk about the current state of electronic warfare in the Ukraine War and how Iran is fitting into all this.
Drones are all the rage. You've got fancy autonomous systems, short-range with remote pilots, and fiber-optic tethered. The next logical step to countering drones is to beef up jamming capabilities; Ukraine has done just that. However, the Russians have taken this logic one step further. They've created a tool called the Kalinka. The Kalinka is a mobile detection system that listens for signals. This gives them an early warning for drone strikes and other signal-based attacks.
Electronic warfare innovations are spreading quickly, and this tech is already appearing in other regions. For instance, Iran used the Russian Kalinka tech to locate Starlink users during the protests, allowing them to shut down comms and suppress dissent.
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‘Canada, the worst?’ - Ouch! Blame Canada!
So then we need to fly a bunch of decoy signals around...
Actually Peter - the Israelies were using home-grown drones for over 30 years..
Coming soon to a headline near you: Massive amounts of US military hardware have been reported redeploying towards the Middle East, including at bare minimum some F-35As, a KC-135R aerial refueling tanker, KC-46A tankers, lots more THAAD missile supplies, more Patriot batteries, some USN EA-18G Growler electronic-warfare aircraft, and C-5 Super Galaxy transports.
How soon before Old Bonespurs uses that technology against Americans?
Peter's premise: Global trade will collapse once American naval guarantees dissolve. Also Peter for the last several years: Ukraine and Russia are changing the nature of warfare. Question: When does the tech emerging out of Ukraine effectively change the math on Peter's premise to render it effectively irrelevant?
I'm trying to figure out what you're asking. Are you suggesting that tech emerging from the Russia-Ukraine war will one day underpin global trade? That global trade's dissolution will enfeeble the Russia-Ukraine technology arms race? That emergent tech will render the American navy irrelevant? That coconuts migrate?
The US LRASM is one of those AI missiles
what about minnesota
the silence is deafening
Every day we march closer and closer to a 1984 style world… We need a solar flare
I can see Trump using it on our protests.
Like my bumper says, "Orwell was an optimist."
Multiple universities, both private and public offer BS degrees in drone technology , both crewed and uncrewed autonomous platforms. One of the best is at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University which feeds talent into the private and military aeronautical industry. The U.S. innovation giant has awaken……..
This sounds like the plan for high fructose corn syrup and American bleached rice… and Ozempic
Merging old school avionics with IA would add another level of independence to these drones. It would be like flying the plane under VFR rules but guided by cameras that far surpass the human eye No connection needed.
Oh god the drones again🙄
Is anyone else thinking ICE and other law enforcement agencies?
Lateral white noise jammer. Also, plz update copyright notice.
The end of the world is just the beginning.
Kalinka use in Iran sounds very Orwellian :(
I won't be surprised if Elon Musk has a counter measure against clinker
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Good one