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The F-111 was the first RAAF platform to carry an electronic warfare fit of any significance. Until recently however, support of these systems was tied closely to the US vendors who manufactured the equipment. The RAAF's recently formed EWOSU (EW Operational Support Unit) at Edinburgh now provides the capability to do much of this work domestically, freeing the RAAF from the time and cost constraints of contracting the work offshore
Technology Explained – Desert Storm Lessons for Australia
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Desert Storm Analysis
The Electronic Battle – Lessons for Australia
The world has not witnessed an electronic battle of such ferocity as in the Gulf since the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944.
Significantly, the Allies’ systematic expenditure on electronic warfighting capability over the last two decades has yielded substantial dividends. Moreso since the opponent was a good facsimile of the planned for threat, the Communist Warpac, and had an air defence system of similar density, albeit of somewhat lesser capability than the former Western TVD PVO and PVO-SV (army) deployments.
What is of importance is that most of the systems deployed by the Soviets in Europe were identical to those in Iraq, or later models of the same types. The notion that the cumbersome SA-4 and SA-5 systems, and new mobile SA-10, SA-11 and SA-12 would have made up for the additional numbers and capability of Allied electronic combat assets in that theatre is difficult hard to support.
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