Ruling the waves: Israel's naval EW elite puts a premium on performance

摘要

1. Elisra and Rafael continue to develop advanced shipborne electronic warfare solutionsrn2. Both companies have invested heavily in developing a new generation of high-performance digital receivers.rnThe Israel Navy has long prided itself as being one of the foremost exponents of electronic warfare (EW), viewing the control and denial of the electromagnetic spectrum as a keystone to operational success in the maritime battlespace. Its prowess is based on hard-won experience that goes back to the loss of the destroyer Eilat to a P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 'Styx') anti-ship missile back in October 1967 and the innovative tactical employment of soft-kill electronic deception techniques to nullify the threat from Syrian 'Styx' missiles during the second day of the 1973 Yom Kippur war.