# electronic warfare
Latest news and articles about electronic warfare
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Iran Claims Fleet of 1,000 Strategic Drones, Redrawing Regional Power Dynamics
A Chinese outlet reported that Iran has integrated about 1,000 strategic unmanned aerial vehicles into its combat formations, marking a significant expansion of Tehran’s drone capabilities. The development heightens regional security tensions by enhancing Iran’s ability to conduct long-range surveillance, strikes and saturation attacks while raising proliferation risks through exports to proxies.
US Trials Single-Operator Combat Drone Swarms, Pushing Warfare Toward AI-Driven Asymmetry
The US military has tested a "one-to-many" drone tactic in which a single operator simultaneously controlled three armed drones to hit different targets, showcasing advances in AI-enabled autonomy. The exercise underlines both the tactical promise of swarming—rapid, distributed attacks that confer asymmetric advantages—and the operational challenges of scaling command-and-control and surviving electronic warfare in contested environments.
China’s Southern Army Rewires Air–Ground Tactics: Pilots Embedded with Ground Units, Data Links Close the Loop
A southern PLA brigade is deepening air–ground integration by embedding pilots in ground units, rotating ground commanders into flight training, and linking command systems to distribute fused sensors to cockpits and soldier terminals. The measures aim to speed target sharing and synchronise effects but increase dependence on resilient datalinks and rehearsed contingency habits under electromagnetic stress.