SkyRadar Blog

The call for strategic autonomy

European debates about “strategic autonomy” have often been framed as questions of political will and defense spending. Over the past year, the discussion has tightened around a more operational issue: whether Europe can coordinate military action if the United States is preoccupied elsewhere, or unwilling to lead. A key driver is the growing perception—across policy and public discourse—that U.S. attention is increasingly contested between the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific, and that European security may no longer be Washington’s default priority.

This blog explains why chaff clouds and radar decoys remain relevant in EW training, while a short video shows how they are configured and displayed in SkySim’s ECCM extension.

This article introduces electronic counter-countermeasures explained as a layered ECCM stack, from waveform agility to multi-static geometry. It further describes SkyRadar trains these capabilities.

The rapid growth of small, low-cost drones has placed new demands on Electronic Warfare, requiring defensive systems capable of detecting and responding to agile, low-signature threats. A recent comprehensive survey of anti-UAV research offers an in-depth view of how multi-modal sensing, machine learning and adaptive algorithms are reshaping this domain. As a continuation of our series on innovation in EW, this article examines these developments and their implications for future training and defense architectures.

The rapid evolution of drones in the Russia–Ukraine war has turned the battlefield into a continuous arena of experimentation, where new designs, tactics and countermeasures emerge within weeks. Recent insights from the Center for Strategic and International Studies highlight how this acceleration is reshaping Electronic Warfare and forcing militaries to rethink procurement, doctrine and training. As a continuation of our series on innovation in EW, this article explores how the frontlines have become a testing ground for adaptive systems and what this means for future defense ecosystems.

The expanding role of drones in the Russia–Ukraine war has transformed the dynamics of Electronic Warfare and accelerated the pace at which military organisations must innovate. This article examines recent political-science research on drone employment, places it in the broader context of global defense adaptation, and connects these developments to SkyRadar’s work on platform-based innovation and training ecosystems.

This article examines Ukraine’s shift to drone-centred warfare, lessons from Pokrowsk, and the resulting demands on surveillance and EW.

Urban combat at Pokrowsk shows how drones and ground forces converge. The following article provides a technical look at their interaction, resilience, and EW implications.

Modern warfare demands speed and adaptability. Platform-based innovation enables rapid, secure defense evolution across C4ISR and EW systems.