[iwar] [fc:Hackers.warn.of.'crackers']

From: Fred Cohen (fc@all.net)
Date: 2002-07-12 07:21:25

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JULY 9, 2002 

US, China 'jammed each other's signals'

HONGKONG - Electronic warfare erupted recently when an unidentified US
aircraft carrier, whose communications signals were interrupted by the
Chinese military, retaliated by paralysing the 'enemy's' transmissions,
reports said yesterday. 

Seen as the most severe military clash between the two countries in the
past two years, the incident was also the second time that the US had
crippled the Chinese military's communication capabilities in recent
years. 

A report in the Taiwanese news portal ETtoday.com said the incident
occurred during a routine military exercise by the US Navy's 7th Fleet
off north-west Okinawa in Japan. 

A drill involving a jet fighter belonging to the carrier as well as
another US EP-3 reconnaissance plane over the East China Sea was
interrupted by electronic signals transmitted from a nearby Chinese
warship, the report said. 

The US fighter plane retaliated by activating its anti-interference
mechanism, leading to a brief electronic warfare of sorts between the
two armed forces. 

Using very narrow frequency widths, the US fighter was said to have
succeeded in jamming the electronic warfare equipment on board the
Chinese vessel as well as bring communication at the Peoples' Liberation
Army naval and army bases in the north of Fujian province to a
standstill. 

Although media reports did not mention the precise date of the clash,
the official website of the 7th Fleet indicated that one of its aircraft
carriers - the Kitty Hawk - held its latest routine exercise in early
May this year. 

There was no mention of the incident on the website. 

According to Hongkong's Apple Daily, this is the second time in recent
years that a clash of this nature has taken place. 

The first took place in July 1995 during a controversial visit to the US
by former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui. 

Displeased about the visit, China flexed its muscles by staging a
large-scale military drill at its coastal regions near the Taiwan
Strait. 

The Clinton administration then sent out four jet fighters to the
Chinese coast to suss out Beijing's real intentions, but their aerial
communication was interrupted by signals transmitted by Chinese planes
alerted to their presence. 

The US fighters retaliated by using advanced equipment to counter the
signals and succeeded in blocking them. 

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