The United States of America equipped Ukrainian fighters with F -16 special update of electronic countermeasures systems, which was introduced to counter Russian air defense systems.
This is reported by the Defense Express military portal with reference to the US Air Force unit 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing.
Yes. , it is indicated that the US Air Force reported that the Ukrainian F-16s received a special upgrade of radio-electronic countermeasures systems, specially introduced to counter Russian air defense systems.
In particular, the works were carried out by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing unit, which is responsible for the development, adaptation and development of WED tactics, as well as updates these systems and generally manages their development.
The press service of the unit informed that the works were carried out by specialists of the 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron, which is part of the wing.
The uniqueness of the performed works, firstly, is that they had to be carried out with equipment that is not in service with the US Air Force. Defense Express noted that it was apparently an ECIPS/CJS container that was spotted on Ukrainian fighter jets.
Secondly, the difficulty was in terms that were very tight and tied to the date of handover fighters of Ukraine. Meanwhile, specialists first had to investigate the real capabilities of the equipment, and then modernize its software part based on the algorithms used by the US Air Force to counter Russian anti-aircraft vehicles.
“It is worth adding that the very fact of this is already quite interesting. Because it turns out that the Netherlands and Denmark, namely the planes of these countries, as mentioned, received updates, did not have access to advanced American solutions. Although it is possible that it is only a matter of interest and possibly European partners simply did not show the appropriate initiative”, – drew attention to Defense Express.
Updates obtained as a result of the joint work of American and European specialists provided the Ukrainian F-16 with the ability to effectively suppress Russian systems, which is a guarantee not only the safety of fighter jets from missile attacks, but also the ability to effectively destroy Russian air defense systems.
“But more importantly, the official message clearly states that the US Air Force will receive information from Ukrainian colleagues regarding the use of these electronic warfare devices in real combat. This will allow further updating of the systems, at the same time, not only for Ukraine, but also for the United States and other NATO members,” – added the military portal.