The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy of China has reportedly unveiled its strategies and technology to counter U.S. electronic warfare aircraft in the South China Sea.
What Happened: A peer-reviewed paper published in the Chinese academic journal “Radar & ECM” by PLA Navy scientists disclosed that artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhances the PLA’s radar capabilities against the EA-18G Growler, an electronic warfare aircraft produced by Boeing BA, South China Morning Post reported on Monday.
The EA-18G, primarily used for electronic jamming, is based on the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter platform. It can suppress enemy reconnaissance and communication signals with high power in all frequency bands and in all directions. However, Chinese researchers have shown that it is not invincible.
Chinese scientists have also made progress in maintaining high-speed and reliable communication across the entire fleet in complex electromagnetic environments. When an EA-18G launches an attack on a Chinese naval ship, it will immediately be countered by nearby Chinese naval ships. As the ships share information, a giant “kill web” is created, capable of flexibly, actively, quickly, and intelligently countering the EA-18G.
With technology on its side, the Chinese navy has reversed its previous cautious style and adopted a more proactive tactic of “attacking as defense, taking multiple measures simultaneously, optimizing combinations and joining forces with other elements to counter electronic warfare aircraft”, the scientists added.
Why It Matters: Recent satellite images suggested that the Chinese military had been practicing strikes on replicas of U.S. fighter jets. This development aligns with the PLA’s proactive approach towards countering US electronic warfare.
Shortly after this, the U.S. Coast Guard detected multiple Chinese military vessels within the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the Bering Sea, indicating an escalation in tensions.
Furthermore, Japan and the Philippines, two key U.S. allies, had signed a historic defense pact in a strategic move to counter China's escalating assertiveness in the South China Sea.
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