China's artificial intelligence detected US spy radars

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced that it has detected coordinated radar signals across the Pacific Ocean using new artificial intelligence (AI). These signals have been found in the South China Sea, Guam, the Marshall Islands and Alaska.

According to the Chinese military, the characteristics of the signals appear to indicate tactical coordination from radar installations in these areas. Although China has not announced which country or countries operate these radar systems, their location indicates that these devices belong to the United States.

According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), this is the first time that the Chinese military has made electronic warfare information public. Also, this is the first time that they publicly announce that they have such capabilities.

If such coordination between radar monitoring stations is correct, it is expected that Washington will pay much attention to such information. For example, identifying and monitoring China's military assets will be key to this country's efforts to curb China's aggression in the region.

China's naval and air forces have expanded their operational range in the Pacific Ocean from the South China Sea to Alaska and the American territory of Guam. This area is one of the key locations in the second island chain under Washington's strategy to contain China.

In addition, the Marshall Islands, located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, are home to the US military's most powerful space surveillance radar. According to research team Zhu Changlin of the University of Strategic Support Forces Information Engineering, China and its competitors are engaged in electronic confrontation every day around the world.

These events generate large amounts of signal data, including information on time, frequency, location and electromagnetic parameters, Zhou and his colleagues wrote in a paper published in May. This data, which can be collected by warships, aircraft and satellites, has grown rapidly in volume and complexity in recent years.

According to the researchers, traditional analysis methods have not been fast and accurate enough to meet the data mining needs of the Chinese military; Therefore, Zhou's team built a data processing platform based on artificial intelligence algorithms that enables big data analysis and information mining to provide precise and customized services for combat units.

Coordination of man and machine in electronic warfare

According to the researchers, the AI ​​system can analyze historical signals full of noise and uncertainty to identify patterns of electronic tactical coordination between different types of radars belonging to different countries in different locations. This article contains a list of events that the AI ​​thinks are related and provides their geographic coordinates.

The team explained that this information will help the Chinese military effectively plan electronic warfare tasks such as electromagnetic suppression, deception and jamming. Zhu's team claims that AI can also identify unknown types of radars, correctly estimate their secret operational parameters, and even predict the future deployment of foreign naval fleets.

Artificial intelligence in electronic warfare works with other intelligence platforms, such as imaging satellites, to confirm its findings. Zhou's team emphasizes that human experts also played an important role in modifying the parameters of the AI ​​model.

China's military electronic warfare equipment has advanced rapidly in recent years and its strategy has become active, while the United States has sometimes found itself on the defensive.