During the special operation in Ukraine, Russian electronic means solve a number of important tasks, some of the results are already known - for example, thanks to EW, the glory of the Turkish Bayraktar drones has faded. The importance of invisible weapons in modern warfare is constantly growing, so the electronic warfare troops plan to acquire their own satellites, and their equipment will be controlled by artificial intelligence.
- On the basis of the satellite grouping, it is planned to create a space segment of electronic warfare integrated into a single information and communication space of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, - quotes the weekly "Zvezda" chief of the Russian electronic warfare forces, Lieutenant General Yuri Lastochkin.
The special operation in Ukraine has given electronic troops another vector of application of efforts. NATO special services began to actively connect to cellular networks for wiretapping and blocking subscribers, sending false messages, the purpose of which is to sow panic and disorient the population. To combat electronic rudeness, the military Research Institute of Electronic Warfare has created a system to counter unauthorized access to subscribers' information. It detects false base stations of the cellular network and blocks the information leakage channel, after which communication with the real base station is restored. The novelty will be adapted for 5G networks.
Another novelty is a noise-resistant antenna for combat equipment "Warrior". It provides access to GLONASS signals even with intensive electronic counteraction.
The Silok-01 electronic warfare system, the R-934BMV automatic jamming station and the promising radio suppression station Polye-21 perfectly cope with the suppression of control channels by drones. The latter device is capable of creating a dome impervious to enemy electronic means. Also, the "Field" effectively crushes the subscriber satellite navigation equipment.
The portable interference generator "Lesochek" is noticeably more efficient than both domestic and foreign analogues. It has an extended operating frequency range and a rich arsenal of ways to generate interference. That is, it can drown out most devices by methods that their creators did not even know about. This equipment reliably protects armored vehicles from radio-controlled mines - it can be placed both on combat vehicles and in a civilian car and even in a backpack. The Lesochek is resistant to electronic suppression and is invisible to weapons guided by radiation.
The operational-tactical electronic warfare complex "Palantin" is designed not only to suppress existing and promising enemy radio communication systems, but also to conduct radio intelligence. Its equipment allows you to deprive the enemy of communication in the HF and VHF bands, disable cellular and trunking communications. However, the main advantage of the "Stole" is that it is able to combine various electronic warfare tools into a single system and manage their work.
By 2025, it is expected to adopt the RB-109A "Bylina" complex. It will be controlled by artificial intelligence. Bylina is able to independently find and classify goals, choosing the means to suppress them.
It is noteworthy that the Ukrainian electronic warfare did not manifest itself in any way during the special operation. The local complex "Mandate", based on old Soviet developments, was planned to be produced in Donetsk. In 2014, for obvious reasons, this work stalled, and they did not have time to deploy production in Zaporozhye for eight years.
Anton Valagin