[patriots] Russian Jamming System Kills All NATO Electronic Systems In Syria
- From: "Chris Pead" <cpead@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:14:36 -0000
Russian Jamming System Kills All NATO Electronic Systems In Syria
Posted on November 2, 2015 by Sean Adl-Tabatabai
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Russia have deployed new electronic jamming systems
<http://yournewswire.com/russia-raises-stakes-with-jammer-threat-to-nato-jet
s/> that are able to blind radar, disrupt electronic guidance systems, and
interfere with satellite imagery.
NATO have complained that Russia have effectively blinded their electronics
in Syria, inside a bubble of 600 km in diameter.
Sputniknews.com
<http://in.sputniknews.com/world/20151029/1016211289/russian-jamming-system-
syria-nato.html> reports:
Russian Secret Weapon Deployed in Syria
The technology in question seems similar to the KRET Richag-AV system,
although it apparently functions on a larger scale. A tactical version of
this system was presented to journalists in April 2015. As Sputnik reported
then:
"The Richag-AV system, mounted on the Mi-8MTPR1 (a variant of the Mi-8MTB5-1
helicopter) is said to have no global equivalent. Its electronic
countermeasures system is designed to jam radar, sonar and other detection
systems in the aims of defending aircraft, helicopters, drones, ground and
naval forces against air-to-air and surface-to-air defense systems within a
radius of several hundred kilometers. It can be mounted on units from any
branch of the armed forces, including helicopters and airplanes, as well as
ground and ship-based forces. The Mi8-MTPR1-based Richag-AV platform, using
multi-beam antenna arrays with DRFM technology, is designed to actively jam
and thus 'blind' radar systems in order to defend against radio-electronic
guided weapons systems. In a combat situation, the system would operate as
part of an aviation shock attack group aimed at breaking through virtually
any defense system, blinding everything up to and including the US MIM-104
'Patriot' anti-aircraft missile system."
NATO supreme commander and US Air Force General Philip Breedlove was
probably talking about this new KRET system when he addressed the German
Marshall Fund on Monday, September 28. Here Breedlove had warned that Russia
was creating an "A2/AD bubble" over the Syrian coast, and the eastern
Mediterranean. A2/AD is the abbreviation for anti-access and area denial.
Breedlove pointed out that Russia has already established such bubbles over
the Baltic Sea at the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, and also over the
Crimea and the Black Sea.
'While Russia's stated goal in moving into Syria is to fight the Islamic
State, NATO's top commander believes Russia's new presence includes the
first pieces of an intricate layer of defensive systems deployed to hinder
U.S. and coalition operations in the region. "As we see the very capable air
defense [systems] beginning to show up in Syria, we're a little worried
about another A2/AD bubble being created in the eastern Mediterranean," said
Breedlove. During the early stages of warfare, A2/AD could have been a moat
around a castle, or spikes dug into the ground-anything to keep the enemy
off a certain swathe of territory. In the 21st century, however, A2/AD is a
combination of systems such as surface-to-air missile batteries and
anti-ship missiles deployed to prevent forces from entering or traversing a
certain area-from land, air or sea. According to Breedlove, the introduction
of an A2/AD bubble in Syria would be Russia's third denial zone around
Europe. The first and oldest he said, was in the Baltics where the Russian
naval base in Kaliningrad has robust anti-air capabilities. The second zone
-originating from Crimea - covers the Black Sea. "Russia has developed a
very strong A2/AD capability in the Black Sea," said Breedlove. "Essentially
their [anti-ship] cruise missiles range the entire Black Sea, and their air
defense missiles range about 40 to 50 percent of the Black Sea."
In addition, the Russian military had provided a demonstration of their
ability to blind even the sophisticated Aegis phased array radar, which is
part of the equipment of modern US cruisers and destroyers. This incident
came during the Crimean crisis of spring 2014, when the US sent a destroyer
into the Black Sea. This ship was repeatedly buzzed up by a Russian
Sukhoi-24 jet fighter, which was able to cripple the radar guidance the
systems of the vessel. Here is a summary of the incident from Live Leak:
"The US destroyer USS Donald Cook, equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles
entered the neutral waters of the Black Sea on April 10, 2014. The purpose
was a demonstration of force and intimidation in connection with the
position of Russia in Ukraine and Crimea. The appearance of American
warships in these waters is in contradiction of the Montreux Convention
about the nature and duration of stay in the Black Sea by the military ships
of countries not washed by this sea. In response, Russia sent an unarmed
bomber Su- 24 to fly around the U.S. destroyer. However, experts say that
this plane was equipped with the latest Russian electronic warfare complex.
According to this version, Aegis spotted from afar the approaching aircraft,
and sounded alarm. Everything went normally, and the American radars
calculated the speed of the approaching target. But suddenly all the screens
went blank. Aegis was not working any more, and the rockets could not get
target information. Meanwhile, Su-24 flew over the deck of the destroyer,
did battle turn and simulated a missile attack on the target. Then it turned
and repeated the maneuver. And did so 12 times."
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Kind regards,
Chris
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