Research on the Development and Application of the US Military’s Airborne Offensive Electromagnetic Warfare System

The US military continues to upgrade its airborne offensive electromagnetic combat system, strengthening its ability to destroy and control key combat links such as detection, communication, and navigation, posing a serious threat to aerospace electromagnetic security. Regarding the airborne offensive electromagnetic combat system, the conceptual definition and strategic considerations of the US military are introduced, and the development determination of the US military is clarified based on top-level documents. The tactical positioning, development dynamics and development characteristics of the system such as stand-off attack, escort attack, consumable attack, hard-kill attack, and network penetration are analyzed. The typical application mode of the system is given through the spatial and temporal two-dimensional analyses, and the joint application style of the US military’s electromagnetic firepower is analyzed with the directions of manned-unmanned collaboration, distributed release, long-range network paralysis, and joint all-domain attack. Guiding countermeasures and suggestions are proposed, providing support for building symmetrical defense capabilities from system design, technological breakthroughs, closed-loop operations, and system simulation dimensions.