California wargames show Army’s electronic weakness

Army brigades are struggling to overcome electronic warfare and AI-generated disinformation in wargames at the National Training Center, a Rhode Island-sized swathe of the Mojave Desert where a full-time Opposing Force, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, puts visiting units through the wringer with simulated bullets and real radio jamming.

Visiting units often lack the technical versatility and, even more important, the mental adaptability to keep fighting effectively with backup systems once their high-tech networks go down, current and former OPFOR officers told Breaking Defense in a series of interviews.

“We are definitely seeing, many times over, an over-reliance on technology,” said Capt. Jake Thomas, who heads the information warfare section of the OPFOR staff.

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