Electronic warfare is a key part of modern warfare, electronic warfare is also known as electromagnetic warfare, the U.S. Air Force in 2019 issued in the order Appendix 3-51 "Electromagnetic Warfare and Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations" electronic warfare regulations for the first time changed electronic warfare to electromagnetic warfare, from a literal point of view, "electronic" mainly refers to electronic circuits related to wireless communications, radar, navigation, guidance and other systems;"Electromagnetic" refers to all electromagnetic spectrum radiation, which has a richer connotation and a wider range, so electromagnetic warfare is an upgrade of early electronic warfare, and electromagnetic warfare can be regarded as an electronic warfare with an expanded combat scope and enhanced combat power. 
For example, electronic warfare planes can launch powerful electromagnetic offensives, and electromagnetic attacks can suppress the opponent's land-based, air-based, and sea-based radar, navigation, and communications systems, so as to achieve the operational objectives of blinding, deafness, and collapsing the command system of the opponent. During the Kosovo War in 1999, the US military launched a powerful electromagnetic offensive against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and at that time, the elite "Knight Squadron" pilots of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Air Force flew MiG-29 fighters to take off to meet the fight, but as soon as the fighters took off, all the radar communications failed, and they had no chance to confront the US Air Force head-on. 
EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft The US military is the first in the world to build an electronic warfare system and is one of the first armies to be equipped with electronic warfare aircraft, whether it is the Gulf War, the Kosovo War or the Iraq War, the US military's electronic warfare system has played a huge role, and as early as 29 years ago, our military has fought with the US military in electronic warfare. In October 1994, the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier battle group of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet sailed into the Yellow Sea off the west coast of the DPRK to carry out a naval blockade operation against the DPRK, and on 27 October took off carrier-based antisubmarine planes to track and follow a Type 901 attack nuclear submarine of the Chinese Navy that had returned from training, and launched a simulated attack on the nuclear submarine of the Chinese Navy, thus triggering a fierce naval and air confrontation between the PLA and the US military in the Yellow Sea. 
In November, several carrier-based EA-6B electronic warfare planes took off from the "Kitty Hawk" aircraft carrier near the Yellow Sea and launched an electromagnetic offensive against China's northern region, creating the illusion that hundreds of air targets were approaching on China's coastal radar. On November 29, the US military once again launched an electromagnetic offensive against the coastal areas around Jiangsu, China, creating hundreds of false targets in the air, this time the PLA learned the lesson of the last time and did not take off a large group of aircraft, but took off several fighters to find out the enemy's situation, and finally found that it was the US EA-6B electronic warfare plane that made trouble!
EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft after the end of the Gulf War in the 90s of the last century, our military in the field of electronic warfare development extraction, but at that time the US military both in equipment performance and tactical experience have advantages, in 1994 the Sino-US electromagnetic exchange ended with the US military completely dominating the upper hand, at the same time this electromagnetic exchange also let us further realize the importance of electromagnetic warfare, if this is in a large-scale actual combat, the other side can use an electronic warfare aircraft to simulate hundreds of air false targets and can not effectively identify them, will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of our army's air defense operations and weaken the difficulty of our army's interception of the opponent's real fleet。 
After the US EP-3 electronic reconnaissance plane exchanged electromagnetic weapons between China and the United States in 1994, the PLA made greater efforts in the field of electronic warfare and made tremendous progressIt is reported that a few days ago, a Y-8EW electronic warfare plane of the People's Liberation Army and an EP-3E electronic reconnaissance plane of the US Army broke out in the airspace near the southern entrance of the Taiwan Strait in the northern part of the South China SeaOf course, neither side has publicly responded to this incident so far, so from the perspective of equipment, now that the PLA and the US military are engaged in an electromagnetic battle again, can the US military still have the upper hand?
Y-8 electronic aircraft In 1994, when the US military launched an electromagnetic offensive against China's coastal areas near the Yellow Sea, the PLA's modern electromagnetic combat system was in the early stage of construction, although some achievements were made, the electromagnetic combat system was not yet perfect, especially the lack of modern electronic warfare equipmentThis incident also made us determined to develop modern electronic warfare equipment, and the Y-8EW electronic warfare aircraft was one of the results. 
The meteorological detection radar is developed by the high-intensity electronic jamming Y-8EW electronic warfare aircraft with the Y-8 transport aircraft as the platform, because the platform uses a medium-sized transport aircraft, so the Y-8EW electronic warfare aircraft has enough space to carry a large number of complex electronic combat systems and various electronic equipment, and can even leave room to install auxiliary power generation systems to power the electronic equipment!In recent years, the Y-8EW electronic warfare aircraft has appeared many times in the PLA's exercises and training operations around the Taiwan Strait and in training operations in the western Pacific. 
J-16D electronic warfare aircraft Another representative electronic warfare aircraft of the People's Liberation Army is the J-16D electronic warfare aircraft, J-16D is developed from the J-16 fighter platform, as a twin-engine heavy fighter, J-16D has many advantages such as large range and large space, 8 of the 12 external attachment points of the whole aircraft are heavy-duty hardpoints, so that the J-16D can also mount anti-radiation missiles, air-to-air missiles and a large number of ** system, which can launch ground-to-sea and anti-air strikes while launching electronic suppression!The U.S. media "The National Interest" once called the J-16D "the nightmare of the U.S. military"!In addition, our navy also has a J-15D carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft whose performance is not inferior to that of the J-16D, and the J-15D is a carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft that is completely comparable to the US EA-18G "Growler" electronic warfare aircraft and exceeds the range and bomb load. 
In the past 29 years, the PLA has made great progress in the field of electronic warfare, and the electronic warfare system and equipment of the US military are also developing, but the PLA has made greater and faster progress!Today, there is no generational gap between the main electronic warfare equipment of the People's Liberation Army and the US military, and our army's electronic warfare system and equipment have their own unique advantages and characteristics!In 2017, Joseph Okuan, then commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, publicly stated that China has "an electronic warfare capability that we are awe-inspiring, and China's electronic warfare capability is all-encompassing"!
In the field of electronic warfare, the People's Liberation Army has enough strength to fight with the U.S. military, you must know that in 2017, the PLA's J-15D and J-16D electronic warfare aircraft have not yet been installed, but they have made the U.S. military "awe-inspiring", and use the word "all-inclusive" to describe it, it is enough to see that at this point in time in 2017, the People's Liberation Army already has a strong electromagnetic combat strength, and may have taught the U.S. military a great experience, so Joseph Okuan said this!Now, with the J-15D, J-16D and other new electronic warfare aircraft continue to be installed, the overall electromagnetic combat power of the PLA will continue to be greatly improved, the Y-8EW and EP-3E combat is believed to give the US military a dismount, this scene on the meteorological detection radar, is also a witness to the rise of the PLA's electromagnetic combat power!