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RAND Study Discusses Cellular Networks As an Aid in Locating/Jamming Mobile SAMs

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, February 19th, 2025

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RAND Study Discusses Cellular Networks As an Aid in Locating/Jamming Mobile SAMs

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron, takes off from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany on Oct. 25, 2024 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Locating and jamming Russian and Chinese mobile surface-to-air missile radars in a defense of the Baltic states and Taiwan could become easier with allied use of 4G and 5G cellular networks, according to RAND researchers. "Taiwan is over 50 percent 5G today, with the rest using 4G," according to Timothy Bond, a senior fellow at RAND and the co-author of a new report, Harnessing 5G-Era Innovations: Preparations Allies Could Make to Defend Against Attack. "The Baltics are now mainly 4G,…

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