Electronic warfare (electronic warfare)

Chronicle

2024

FSO approved a program to equip protected facilities with anti-drone systems

The Federal Security Service (FSO) of Russia has approved a program to equip protected facilities with anti-drone systems. This was announced on May 14, 2024 by the candidate for the post of director of the department Dmitry Kochnev. Read more here.

Russia began deliveries of a portable radar station for detecting drones at ultra-low altitudes

In April 2024, deliveries of a portable radar station for detecting drones flying close to the ground began in Russia. We are talking about the development of the Rybinsk Instrument Making Plant (RZP, part of Roselectronics of the Rostec state corporation). Read more here.

Russia has developed the Pyatnitsa complex to protect large objects from drones

On April 22, 2024, it became known that a complex called "Friday" was developed in Russia, designed to protect important and large-scale objects from attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The system is based on specialized software. Read more here.

The Russian military began to use the AI-suppressor of drones "Gyurza," which itself selects frequencies during operation

On April 22, 2024, it became known about the creation of the Gyurza drone suppressor, equipped with artificial intelligence, thanks to which the system can independently conduct electronic warfare with enemy drones. We are talking about the development of the research and production enterprise (NPP) "Geran." Read more here.

In the Belgorod region, agricultural equipment is protected from drones

In early April 2024, the Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov instructed to organize the installation of anti-drone equipment on agricultural equipment. The enterprises themselves will finance the protection of tractors and combines, but they are entitled to compensation.

Recommendations were made to the heads of agricultural enterprises - the purchase of electronic warfare against unmanned aerial vehicles, the manufacture and installation of physically anti-drone protection for self-propelled vehicles, - the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the region Andrei Antonenko reported at the meeting.

source = Belgorod Oblast Government

According to him, a seminar will be held for the heads of agricultural enterprises in order to acquaint them with samples of equipment equipped with antidron protection. Antonenko also noted that during the field work they will introduce daily briefing of employees, mandatory provision of protective equipment, helmets, body armor and medical first-aid kits. Interaction with power structures will also be established when an explosive object is detected.

In March 2024, the authorities of the Belgorod region distributed 4.2 billion rubles of assistance to the business affected by the shelling from Ukraine. According to the head of the region, 1.8 billion rubles are provided to compensate losses to agricultural producers, another 700 million rubles for small and medium-sized businesses. As Gladkov emphasized, the lack of protection against drones on agricultural machinery may be the basis for refusing to pay compensation for damage.

Due to attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the Belgorod region, agricultural enterprises are often damaged. So, at the end of March 2024, an agricultural enterprise caught fire in the village of Polyana - this happened as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian drone.^[1]

In Russia, the production of the Gran electronic intelligence complex began to protect refineries from drones

In early April 2024, it became known that mass production of the new Gran electronic reconnaissance complex (EER) had begun in Russia. The solution is designed to protect various facilities, in particular, refineries from attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Read more here.

Russia has developed the Peak tower to protect ships from flying drones

In early April 2024, the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CDC) announced the development of the Peak tower to protect the ships of the Navy, as well as the infrastructure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and airfields from enemy drones. Read more here.

A detector has been developed in Russia to detect any type of drone

The design bureau (KB) "Tallamho" ("Pathfinder") has developed an acoustic detector "Malik," capable of detecting any type of drones. The first of its kind device in Russia detects unmanned aerial vehicles by sound, regardless of the radio frequencies they use. The product developers spoke about this at the end of March 2024. Read more here.

Production of dome station for suppressing military drones to protect armored vehicles launched in Russia

In mid-March 2024, the Scientific and Production Association (NPO) Kaisant"" announced the release of a dome station drones for suppressing the military to protect armored vehicles and vehicles. A system called "K-1000" is designed to suppress drone flights by setting omnidirectional interference of high power. More. here

In Russia, created a comprehensive drone interception system at a distance of 5 km "Stupor"

On February 26, 2024, the Russian company Stupor announced the development of a system of the same name against unmanned aerial vehicles. The complex is capable of detecting and suppressing drones in several ways at once at a distance of up to 5 km. Read more here.

Rostec launched mass production of a drone detection system connected to air defense within a radius of 30 km

The Central Design Bureau of Apparatus Engineering (CCBA), which is part of the High-Precision Complexes holding of the Rostec state corporation, has launched mass production of the airspace control system (SKVP). This became known on February 5, 2024. Read more here.

2023: The Russian army received the Thunderstorm complex to combat drones

On March 5, 2024, Rostec announced the development and start of deliveries to the Russian army of the Thunderstorm complex, designed to combat drones of the FPV type (First Person View). The system was developed by the Novgorod research and production enterprise Kvant (part of the KRET of the Rostec state corporation). Read more here.