How do electronic warfare aircraft fight?

There are two main categories of electronic warfare aircraft: electronic reconnaissance aircraft and electronic jamming aircraft.

There are two types of electronic reconnaissance aircraft: strategic and tactical, and strategic electronic reconnaissance planes are planes that conduct reconnaissance of ground air defense systems without interruption in peacetime and wartime, such as the EP-3 of the US Navy and the RC-135 of the Air Force, both of which fly outside the national border of the target for reconnaissance for a long time to obtain electromagnetic signals such as radar, communications, and measurement and control. Tactical electronic reconnaissance aircraft can be a special model, or they can be modified by ordinary fighters and attack planes, and carry out electronic reconnaissance missions after attaching electronic reconnaissance pods. For example, Germany's "Tornado" fighter and France's "Mirage" 1,000 fighter can both mount electronic reconnaissance pods and carry out patrols, training, and other tasks with other aircraft.

For example, the U-2 (now known as TR-1) high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft of the United States can conduct strategic reconnaissance in peacetime and real-time tactical reconnaissance in wartime.

Electronic jamming aircraft are divided into out-of-zone jamming aircraft (such as the US Air Force's EB-66, the Soviet Air Force's Tu-16H J, etc.) and the accompanying jamming aircraft, the US Air Force's EF-111 and the Navy's EA-6B due to the high maneuverability of the carrier aircraft platform and the high jamming power, can not only implement out-of-zone jamming, but also carry out squadron jamming, the Soviet Union's Su-24 is also the case. Standoff jamming aircraft are divided into radar jamming aircraft (such as the above-mentioned EF-111 and EA-6B) and communication jamming aircraft (such as the US Air Force's EC-130 "Compass Ghost"). Of course, many times radar jamming and communication jamming can overlap, such as EF-111 and EA-6B also have communication jamming capabilities, but they are not their main tasks.

Some of the electronic jamming aircraft can carry anti-radiation missiles to suppress or destroy.

The self-defense jamming pod of the fighter has a small power and can only cover the carrier aircraft itself, while the pod of the electronic jamming aircraft has a large power and can form a wider beam to cover the actions of the attack formation.

Summary. Dear, I found out for you that an electronic warfare aircraft is not the same as a fighter in the traditional sense. The electronic warfare aircraft is a kind of military aircraft specially used for electronic warfare, and its main task is to control local electromagnetic frequencies, resist the interference and attack of the enemy's radar, communications, navigation and other electronic equipment, improve the intelligence advantage of the battlefield, and protect other military aircraft and ground forces from electronic countermeasures, attacks and reconnaissance.

In the traditional sense, fighters are mainly engaged in air combat missions, and their main task is to control and superior the air against enemy fighters. At the same time, fighters can also perform ground attack, reconnaissance and support missions, etc. The range of combat missions of a fighter is much wider than that of an electronic warfare aircraft.

Although the missions of the two are different, to a certain extent, electronic warfare aircraft and fighters have similarities in design and technology, such as some models are even modified from the original fighters. The above information is in Xiaohongshu.

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Very anxious. Dear, I found out for you that an electronic warfare aircraft is not the same as a fighter in the traditional sense. The electronic warfare aircraft is a kind of military aircraft specially used for electronic warfare, and its main task is to control local electromagnetic frequencies, resist the interference and attack of the enemy's radar, communications, navigation and other electronic equipment, improve the intelligence advantage of the battlefield, and protect other military aircraft and ground forces from electronic orange countermeasures, attacks and reconnaissance.

In the traditional sense, fighters are mainly engaged in air combat missions, and their main task is to control and superior the air against enemy fighters. At the same time, fighters can also perform ground attack, reconnaissance and support missions, etc. The range of missions of the fighter is wider than that of the electronic warfare aircraft.

Although the missions of the two are different, to a certain extent, electronic warfare aircraft and fighters have similarities in design and technology, such as some models are even modified from the original fighters. The above information is in Xiaohongshu.

Three days before the start of the Gulf War, a large area of snowflakes appeared on Iraq's radar screen, and it was impossible to see the planes in the air at all; The receiver of the Iraqi army's communication radio station was full of noise, and no useful signal could be received; As for the navigation station and other facilities, they are also in an abnormal state, creating good conditions for the multinational force to enter the bank and call for attack. The reason for this was that the US military used a large number of electronic warfare planes, such as the Navy's FA-6B "Prowler," the Air Force's EF-111A jamming plane, and the EC-130H "Compass Call" communication jamming plane, to carry out powerful electronic jamming on the military electronic equipment of Ivorak, making it blind and deaf.

Electronic warfare aircraft are aircraft that specialize in performing such a class of combat missions. Strictly speaking, electronic reconnaissance planes such as the BP-3E (which collided with Chinese fighters over the South China Sea) and the F-4G "Weasel" plane, which can launch anti-radiation missiles to destroy radars, are also electronic warfare aircraft, because they can use electronic information technology means to reconnoitre, prevent, and sabotage the normal operation of the opponent's radar, communications, navigation, and other electronic front chain equipment. However, most people still think that electronic warfare aircraft mainly refer to EA-6B, EP-111A, EC-130H and other aircraft that can interfere with the normal operation of enemy electronic equipment.

The EA-6B "Prowler" is a carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft developed by the American company Grumman, the main task of which is to jam the enemy's radar and communication systems, protect the fleet's surface ships and other combat aircraft. After the retirement of the US military's EF-111 Raven electronic warfare aircraft in 1995, the EA-6B became the only electronic warfare aircraft of the US Department of Defense. The U.S. military has created five corresponding new combat squadrons, four of which are dedicated to supporting the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Force.

The EA-6B is a modification of the EA-6A electronic warfare aircraft. The contract was signed in 1966 and first flew in January 1971, with a total of 170 aircraft produced, all of which were in service by 1991. The U.S. Marine Corps Electronic Warfare Squadron No. 2, aboard the USS Midway, first began using the EA-6B, which was deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, in 1980.

Later, the squadron also served on the aircraft carriers "Saratoga" and "America". The aforementioned EA-6B supported Navy and Air Force aircraft during Operation Canyon in 1986 during the U.S. air raid on Libya.