Advanced Electronic Warfare and Sensor Suites in European Defence
Spectrum awareness, multi-domain integration and industrial dependencies in NATO and EU capability planning
Advanced electronic warfare and sensor suites address a structural vulnerability in European defence: the inability to maintain persistent, resilient awareness and control of the electromagnetic spectrum under contested conditions. As adversaries employ jamming, spoofing, stealth technologies and massed autonomous systems, gaps in sensing and spectrum management translate directly into degraded detection, disrupted command links and reduced survivability of next-generation platforms. This analysis examines how integrated radar systems, electronic support measures, active jamming capabilities and AI-enabled signal processing must be embedded within NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence architecture and EU technological-edge priorities. It evaluates performance thresholds, interoperability requirements and industrial supply-chain constraints that will shape Europe’s ability to sustain electromagnetic-spectrum dominance between 2025 and 2035.