German military personnel will collect data on Belarusian radars and other sources of electronic signals. The data will be entered into the databases used by the forces of Germany and its allies in order to notice changes in time. A German brigade permanently stationed in Lithuania will use electronic warfare to provide early warning of military activity in Belarus and the Kaliningrad region of Russia. The head of the Bundeswehr's cyber forces, Vice Admiral Thomas Daum, told Reuters about it. The brigade, which is expected to be fully deployed in 2027, will collect data on Russian and Belarusian military radiation sources and radar systems. "If something happens, these units will find it," Daum said. In relation to Belarus, one of the tasks is to notice the appearance of new radars and transmit this data to general electronic warfare bases. "We will enter this data into electronic warfare databases, which will then notify all our systems if a new radar appears on the Belarusian side," the vice admiral explained. The German military is currently testing UAV detection, signal interception and jamming capabilities in Lithuania. Sensors that transmit data from the battlefield to analysts working remotely are also being tested. Daum links the need to strengthen these capabilities with Russian activity in Europe. In his estimation, in some parts of Russia, Russia has moved to the second stage, when the goal is already to cause damage without transitioning to an armed conflict. In the previous phase, according to him, Russia's actions were aimed at secretly penetrating Western computer networks and gaining a foothold in them.
"There is no cyber war yet, but there is no peace either," Daum said. In August, the German government approved measures that would give intelligence agencies more powers to hack communications and disrupt the operations of foreign adversaries. They still have to get the approval of the parliament.