Ukraine's war has shown the US its expensive missiles aren't as effective as it thought: report
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The Ukraine war has revealed that the US's expensive missiles are not as effective as previously believed, according to a report by The Washington Post. The conflict has demonstrated that US-made missiles, such as the Himars or Excalibur shells, guided by GPS, are vulnerable to Russian electronic jamming. Russian electronic warfare units have been able to scramble the signals of these missiles, causing them to go off course. In contrast, Ukraine has been using older artillery guided by sensors and drones, which are not as susceptible to electronic warfare tactics. The US is now revising its assumptions about the effectiveness of expensive, precision-guided weapons in winning wars. Lessons from the Ukraine war will inform the US' next National Defense Strategy, with a focus on ground warfare, information warfare, and long-range fire capability.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-war-showed-us-precision-missiles-not-effective-russia-report-2024-2