A Russian TV news report covered by a UK news tabloid is a classic study in fake news reporting. The Sun article is a hot mess, claiming that Russia can "wipe out" the entire U.S. Navy with a single "electronic bomb." That is not anywhere close to being true. The Russian TV report is an explainer on Russian Electronic Warfare (REW) troops, which the reporter claims can "neutralize any target" from "a ship's system to a radar to a satellite." This apparently includes synthetic aperture radars on NATO satellites, aircraft, and other platforms, which can form images of targets in...
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