A leading Russian producer of electronic warfare systems is to roll out a new jammer that would render enemy precision weapons useless by suppressing guidance systems, including those relying on satellite signals.
“The system is meant
to jam enemy aviation, carrier-launched, tactical and strategic,
and jam the signals of foreign military satellites,” Yury
Maevsky, deputy head of KRET, told TASS
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KRET is a leading producer of military hardware, including
advance electronic warfare equipment. Its latest long-range
jammer, Krasukha-4, entered service in 2013 and is gradually
replacing older variants, while smaller-scale systems provided
security during last year’s Olympics in Sochi.
The new jammer currently in development would have ground-based,
aircraft and naval variants, Maevsky said. Despite targeting
enemy satellite signals, no space-based variant is planned as it
would be a violation of international treaties, he stressed.
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His aide, Vladimir Mikheev, added that the ground-based version
is to enter field trials later this year.
“It will be used against cruise missiles and jab enemy radar
stations. It would effectively ‘turn off’ enemy weapons,” he
said.