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A hypothetical 2028 conflict reveals the challenges of fighting for control of the spectrum.
What happens when a major European conflict begins not only with missiles and aircraft, but with an intense battle for control of the electromagnetic spectrum?
In this special edition of Electronic Warfare, editor Thomas Withington explores a hypothetical 2028 Russian intervention in the Baltic states and examines how electronic warfare could shape the opening stages of a Russia–NATO conflict.
The scenario follows the conflict from the initial information and cyber campaigns through missile and UAV strikes, Russian electronic attacks and NATO’s efforts to maintain electromagnetic freedom of manoeuvre.
Inside this special edition:
THE LIMITED HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
Explore how Russia’s information operations, cyber activity and electronic warfare prepare the battlespace before conventional forces cross the Baltic borders.
THE COLD OF THE NIGHT WILL FALL
Follow the opening phase of the fictional conflict as Russian forces employ missiles, UAVs, aircraft and EW systems against targets in Estonia and Latvia.
SPECTRUM SPECULATION
Examine the electromagnetic battle in detail, including Russian jamming, GNSS/PNT disruption, NATO communications, ECCM, EMCON and the targeting of Russian EW systems.
THE BIG QUESTION
Can a near-peer adversary prevent NATO from maintaining freedom of manoeuvre in the electromagnetic spectrum?
This special edition uses a fictional conflict to examine that question — and highlights the growing importance of electromagnetic superiority and supremacy (E2S) in modern warfare.
Read the complete Electronic Warfare Special Edition and explore the scenario in full.
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Special – Electronic Warfare – 2026 – Issue 3
