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''What is [[electronic warfare]], and how is it possible to bring down a [[civilian]] or [[military]] aircraft?''

''What is [[electronic warfare]], and how is it possible to bring down a [[civilian]] or [[military]] aircraft?''

The subject is vast, too vast to thumbnail here. But yes, it is possible for a lone [[saboteur]] with a package no bigger than a cigar box in line-of-sight of an aircraft to disrupt its electronic instruments and communications, to the point that the pilot doesn't know if he's flying upside down, even on the [[America]]'s most sophisticated 5th generation fighter, the [[F-35]]. Some electronic controls may even be taken over by electronic warfare.

The subject is vast, too vast to thumbnail here. But yes, it is possible for a lone [[saboteur]] with a package no bigger than a cigar box in line-of-sight of an aircraft to disrupt its electronic instruments and communications, to the point that the pilot doesn't know if he's flying upside down, even on [[America]]'s most sophisticated 5th generation fighter, the [[F-35]]. Some electronic controls may even be taken over by electronic warfare.

The universal consensus is, the [[Russians]] have the most advanced [[electronic warfare]] capabilities on the [[planet]]. And this only makes sense: while [[America]] has focused on "air superiority" since the 1940s, the [[Russian]]s prioritized "air defense".

The universal consensus is, the [[Russians]] have the most advanced [[electronic warfare]] capabilities on the [[planet]]. And this only makes sense: while [[America]] has focused on "air superiority" since the 1940s, the [[Russian]]s prioritized "air defense".