‘Nowhere to hide’: China's game-changer in military tech

[Beijingwalker]

‘Nowhere to hide’: China's game-changer in military tech​

Feb 6, 2024, 13:57 IST

Chinese researchers have announced a significant advancement in electronic warfare technology, claiming that adversaries will have "nowhere to hide" on the battlefield. This team from Beijing has successfully developed a method for continuous, broad bandwidth, real-time monitoring and analysis of the electromagnetic spectrum, rendering enemy forces completely exposed during conflict.

This cutting-edge technology enables the Chinese military to swiftly detect and target enemy signals, decode their physical characteristics almost instantaneously, and effectively neutralize them, all while ensuring uninterrupted communication for their own forces, as stated by the scientists, a report in the South China Morning Post said.

The details of this revolutionary technology were disclosed in a peer-reviewed article published in the Chinese academic journal Radio Communications Technology on January 17 by project leader Yang Kai, a professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology's school of information and electronics, and his team, the SCMP report said.

Yang described the new electromagnetic spectrum monitoring equipment as "small in size, high in performance and low in power consumption." The technology represents a significant leap forward, as the immense data processing demands in combat situations had previously rendered such capabilities unattainable.

The researchers believe this innovation will fundamentally alter the nature of warfare.

The struggle for dominance over the electromagnetic spectrum is a key aspect of the ongoing tension between China and the United States. Recent incidents of mysterious interference with civilian weather radars in the South China Sea have led some military analysts to speculate about a covert confrontation between Chinese and American naval forces. While direct conflict has not yet occurred, the electronic battlefield is already active.

China, which was previously at a disadvantage in this domain, appears to be making strides, with reports indicating an increase in assertiveness from its military. Chinese state media recently highlighted an incident where its advanced Type 055 destroyer successfully halted the progression of an entire US aircraft carrier strike group, showcasing a level of capability previously thought unattainable.

Although some skepticism surrounds the claims made in China's propaganda, interviews with officers and soldiers have revealed a significant detail: they had activated electromagnetic emitting equipment, including high-power phased array radars, and secured a lock on multiple targets, including US carrier-based aircraft, in the electronic warfare skirmish.

While specific details about the People's Liberation Army's electronic warfare capabilities are limited, the research conducted by Yang's team provides insight into China's advancements in this area.

The team's new equipment has expanded the frequency range of seamless detection and real-time monitoring into the gigahertz zone, encompassing frequencies used by amateur radio enthusiasts and even Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites. This enhancement means that even if the US military were to switch to civilian frequencies and emit pulse signals briefly, the Chinese military could still detect and analyze these signals, potentially disrupting or interrupting wireless communications between US military units.

To achieve this broader capability, the scientists developed a series of new signal processing chips capable of handling the massive data flow generated by the multitude of military units and civilian facilities emitting electromagnetic signals on the battlefield.

Yang's team also introduced artificial intelligence (AI) into the critical data analysis process, employing at least two different AI technologies to tackle various challenges. This integration of in-house chips and AI has granted the Chinese military unprecedented capabilities in information perception, allowing them to identify and counter enemy weaknesses effectively, even amidst strong background noise.

Yang's involvement extends beyond military applications to civilian technologies such as mobile phone communications and satellite links. His international contributions include work at Bell Labs and participation in the development of multiple international telecommunications standards.

The rapid advancement of China's military electromagnetic technology is attributed by some scientists to its leading position in the telecommunications industry, with major firms like Huawei investing heavily in state-of-the-art wireless communication technologies.

In contrast, the US primarily relies on European companies for equipment and technology in constructing its 5G networks, which are significantly smaller than China's.

 

[Beijingwalker]

‘Nowhere to hide’: Chinese scientists develop game-changing military surveillance device for electronic warfare​

• Scientists say they have achieved seamless, wide bandwidth, real-time monitoring and analysis of the electromagnetic spectrum
• It covers a massive frequency range which picks up everything from amateur radio broadcasts to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites

Published: 12:59pm, 6 Feb, 2024

An enemy in the battlefield will have “nowhere to hide” after Chinese scientists claim to have made a huge technological breakthrough in the field of electronic warfare.

The team of scientists from Beijing said for the first time they have achieved seamless, wide bandwidth, real-time monitoring and analysis of the electromagnetic spectrum, leaving any enemy completely out in the open during a conflict.

The Chinese military will be able to use this technology to detect and lock on to enemy signals at unprecedented speeds, decode the physical parameters of these signals almost instantly, and effectively suppress them – all while ensuring the smooth flow of their own communications, according to the researchers.

Details of the game-changing technology were published by project lead scientist Yang Kai, a professor from the school of information and electronics at the Beijing Institute of Technology, and his team in a peer-reviewed paper in the Chinese academic journal Radio Communications Technology on January 17.

In the paper, Yang wrote that the new breed of electromagnetic spectrum monitoring gear is “small in size, high in performance and low in power consumption”.
Due to the enormous amount of data to be processed in the heat of combat, this technology was previously considered a pipe dream.

The scientists said it will cause “a profound shift in the art of war”.

China and the United States are currently locked in an intense tussle for dominion over the electromagnetic spectrum.

In recent months, civilian weather radars in the South China Sea have reported mysterious interferences, leading some military experts to suspect a covert “dance” was taking place between Chinese and American naval forces. While bullets and bombs have yet to fly, the electronic battlefield is already ablaze.

But while China was once at a disadvantage, now it seems to be gaining ground, with reports that its military is growing more assertive. Chinese state media reported last month that its advanced Type 055 destroyer had single-handedly blocked the advance of an entire US aircraft carrier strike group – something which was unimaginable in the past.

Although there may be exaggerated elements in China’s propaganda, interviewed officers and soldiers revealed an important detail: they had activated electromagnetic emitting equipment including high-power phased array radars and firmly locked on to a series of targets including US carrier-based aircraft in the offensive and defensive contest of electronic warfare.

Details of the electronic warfare prowess of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) remain scant. But the research by Yang’s team, which is deeply involved in shaping this covert arsenal, offers a glimpse into China’s strides in the area.

The Chinese scientists have greatly extended the frequency range of what signals it can analyse. Photo: Shutterstock

Hamstrung by hardware limits, the real-time analysis bandwidth of traditional spectrum monitoring systems is generally restricted to a range of 40-160 MHz, according to Yang.

Signals outside this range, especially high-frequency ones, are typically monitored via sampling scans. With this method, there is a good chance of missing something important.

But Yang’s team claims the new Chinese equipment has extended the frequency range of seamless detection real-time monitoring into the gigahertz zone, which covers the frequency range used by amateur radio enthusiasts and even Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites.

This means that even if the US military suddenly switches to civilian frequencies and emits a pulse signal in a short period of time, it can still be captured and analysed by the Chinese military. As a result, wireless communications between US military units may be affected or interrupted due to Chinese suppression.

To attain this broader capability, the scientists said they developed a series of new signal processing chips.

On the battlefield, there is not just a multitude of military units like satellites, aircraft, drones, radar stations, tanks and infantry, but there are also civilian facilities and electrical appliances that emit electromagnetic signals.

When all these signals are captured by high-performance antennas, they produce a massive data flow. Previous digital processing chips were unable to handle such a huge workload.

But Yang said the new chips can effectively split this flood of data into smaller streams before computational processing. This reduces the processing burden and makes it possible to monitor a large number of signal sources simultaneously over a wide frequency range.

The scientists have also revamped the structure of the electromagnetic signal filter that works with the chip, and with new mathematical methods it improves the processor’s work efficiency without sacrificing any signals.

The surveillance device also needs to conduct automatic analysis of the processed signals to obtain high-value information, such as the signals’ physical parameters, modulation methods and the identification of friendly or civilian sources. Traditional methods have not been able to immediately provide reliable analysis.

To address this challenge, Yang’s team introduced artificial intelligence (AI) into the most critical data analysis process, and at least two different AI technologies are employed to work closely together to solve the various challenges encountered.

The integration of in-house chips and AI has enabled the Chinese military to achieve unprecedented information perception capabilities at a lower cost. Even in the face of enemy jamming, they can still find the enemy’s weaknesses from strong background noise and effectively counter them, Yang’s team wrote in the paper.

Yang is not only engaged in the research and development of electronic warfare equipment; he is also involved in civilian technologies such as mobile phone communications and satellite links. He has previously been awarded a top prize by the China Communications Society.

He is also very active internationally, having worked at Bell Labs and taken part in the development of multiple international telecommunications standards. He currently serves as the secretary general of the Green Communications and Computing Technical Committee of the IEEE, the world’s largest organisation of electronic engineers.

Some scientists put the rapid development of China’s military electromagnetic technology down to its world-leading telecommunications industry.

Leading Chinese telecommunications firms, such as Huawei, have invested heavily in cutting-edge wireless communication technologies, reaping significant rewards.

In contrast, the US now relies primarily on European companies like Ericsson and Nokia for equipment and technology in building its 5G networks, which are only a fraction of the size of China’s.

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[VCheng]

This team from Beijing has successfully developed a method for continuous, broad bandwidth, real-time monitoring and analysis of the electromagnetic spectrum, rendering enemy forces completely exposed during conflict.

Welcome to twenty years ago.

 

[Han Patriot]

Welcome to twenty years ago.

AI electronic warfare was 20 years ago? 5G was 20 years ago? US is not the best in terms of telecommunication tech okay.

 

[VCheng]

AI electronic warfare was 20 years ago? 5G was 20 years ago? US is not the best in terms of telecommunication tech okay.

US achieved total battlefield EM spectrum dominance decades ago.

 

[Han Patriot]

US achieved total battlefield EM spectrum dominance decades ago.

With AI? 5G spectrum? Don't drink too much toddy bhai. LOLOLOL

 

[VCheng]

With AI? 5G spectrum? Don't drink too much toddy bhai. LOLOLOL

Those are mere refinements. And much more besides.

 

[dbc]

With AI? 5G spectrum? Don't drink too much toddy bhai. LOLOLOL

You expect PLAN to operate a 5G network in the South China seas?

 

[Beijingwalker]

Welcome to twenty years ago.

Now is 2024, you must be smoking something too much.

 

[VCheng]

Now is 2024, you must be smoking something too much.

And Cheena just arrived where Murika already arrived twenty years ago.

 

[onlinpunit]

Tell us about the wars the great America won in recent wars since WW2

Just to refresh America memories of the times they thought they can go in and clobber goat herders and sheep herders

And America came out then with turds running out from the legs of their pants

And even at that, America got a miserable record of victories over 3rd world helpless countries.

America record against 500,00 kids a lot better though

Neither did USA win in Somalia either :enjoy:

Did USA win in Iraq?

USA said they won

Like Tojo claiming win for Japan after TORA TORA TORAmghaha:

USA tried and tried to kill Sadr and his supporters.
And this the final result in Iraq

The only wars USA won since WW2 were wars USA fought against Panama, Nicaragua and Grenada.



What was the military edge USA have over a bunch of separate goat herders in Afghan? Do not even need the entire fucking country of Afghan.
10,000 to 1 ? leasantry:

Or is it the Afghan goat herders have military technology greater than USA??
I finished reading “the Outpost” by Jake Tapper. How a bunch of goat herders in Afghan with AKs and rpgs and IEDs (because they do not have billion dollar industry to make bombs like USA, can only make bombs in backyard on a DIY basis) taking out USA brave men despite they having 155 howizters , 120 mm mortars , Ma Deuces, A-10s, properly build bombs, B52s and helicopter gunships , AC-130 Spectre Gunships and billions of dollars backing them and not so good in protecting them.

If USA fought bravely with massive firepower behind them, then what about the goat herders with only AKs and RPGs fighting against USA knowing they fighting against 155 howizters , 120 mm mortars , Ma Deuces, A-10s, properly build bombs, B52s and helicopter gunships , AC-130 Spectre Gunships ?

Even more fucking brave is the least I can say of the Afghans goat herders. Who were untrained knowing only how to herd goats unlike the USA special forces who went through countless hours and weeks and months learning how to kill and kill.
Yet who won? And who left Afghan?:enjoy:

Maybe USA army should consider making their fighting folks do a course in goat herding . As who knows, maybe herding goats might be better to build up fighting skills. leasantry:

USA got fucked when USA tried that in Afghan . Against a bunch of tribesmen when USA had 1000 the firepower over them. And after a trillion of dollars what have USA got to show in Afghan? :yay:

Why did the United States of America fail to win the war in Afghanistan even after 17 years? Why does the lone superpower fail to defeat a group of goat herders?mghaha:

WW2 against Hitler was won largely by USSR who take down and took out 80% of the best and most powerful divisions and fighting force of Hitler and America and UK took on a bunch of invalids send for R&R in Normandy

Your formidable fighting force in Pacific with battleships and carriers and planes and submarines fought and killed 200,000 japs in Okinawa and Guam and other Pacific islands

China with barely any arms killed nearly 2,000,000 japs .

China had less arms given to them then the surrounded German Army under Marshall Paulus received at Stalingrad.

By this logic how many wars china has fought and won in last 50 years?

 

[Beijingwalker]

And Cheena just arrived where Murika already arrived twenty years ago.

What made you believe this technology was the same as US got 20 years ago?

 

[Beijingwalker]

Trolling is always easy, facts to back them back is not.

 

[Musings]

Please stick to the topic

 

[VCheng]

What made you believe this technology was the same as US got 20 years ago?

Where did I say that? What I said is about the results and uses of what China has claimed to have achieved by whatever technology it has come up with.