A new report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) says China’s new DF-21D ASBM can be defeated by “employing a combination of active and passive measures” along the ASBM’s “kill chain.”
Ronald O’Rourke, a CRS specialist in naval affairs, said in the report that the U.S. Navy could employ a few measures to counter the weapon.
First, the U.S. Navy could do more to control electromagnetic emissions or using deception emitters.
Second, it could also acquire systems for disabling or jamming China’s long-range maritime surveillance and targeting systems, destroy ASBMs in various stages of flight, and decoy and confuse ASBMs as they approach their intended targets.
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