Alabuga is a new weapon. “Sapsan” and “Alabuga”: Russian EMP weapons against the US “non-contact combat” project

Just a few years ago, domestic funds mass media reported the development of promising types of weapons designed to destroy enemy electronic systems with a powerful electromagnetic pulse. For obvious reasons, full official information about such projects was not announced at that time. Only now has the defense industry considered it necessary to lift the veil of secrecy over old and new electromagnetic projects.

On September 28, RIA "" published some statements by the adviser to the first deputy general director of the Radioelectronic Technologies concern, Vladimir Mikheev, related to the development of fundamentally new weapons systems. A representative of a leading organization in his industry commented on numerous reports about the allegedly existing Alabuga missile, the warhead of which is an electromagnetic pulse generator.

According to V. Mikheev, KRET specialists actually worked on a program with the code “Alabuga”, but this name did not hide a specific type of weapon. The Alabuga program was implemented in 2011-12, and within its framework a whole complex of scientific research. The purpose of this work was to study the prospects of electronic warfare systems. First of all, it was planned to determine ways further development similar complexes.

A representative of the Radioelectronic Technologies concern said that in the past, a serious theoretical assessment and practical testing was carried out, in which various laboratory mock-ups and specialized testing grounds were used. The main result of the Alabuga program was the determination of the range of electronic weapons and their impact on the equipment of a mock enemy.

Such an impact, as noted by V. Mikheev, can be different and differ in intensity. Depending on the operating principles and systems used, a simple interference effect with temporary disabling of the equipment, or its complete destruction, is possible. In the latter case, electronic damage should lead to energetic and destructive damage to electronic components and circuits.

Having completed the research program with the code "Alabuga", the industry classified all its results. At the same time, according to V. Mikheev, the topic of electromagnetic weapons fell into the category of critical technologies with the highest classification of secrecy. On at the moment We can only speak openly about the very fact of applying existing theoretical developments in promising development work. In the future, the latter could lead to the emergence of special bombs, missiles or shells equipped with the so-called. explosive magnetic generators.

Recent statements by the official representative of the Radioelectronic Technologies concern have brought some clarity to the existing picture. Previously, information about the development of weapons based on electromagnetic pulses has already appeared in open sources, but the main details of such work, for obvious reasons, were missing. As the latest ones show official reports, previous news and publications on this topic did not fully correspond to the real state of affairs.

Let us remind you that the first reports about promising project with the code “Alabuga” appeared several years ago. For example, at the beginning of October 2014, domestic media, citing unnamed representatives of the Rostec state corporation, reported on the existence of an electronic warfare system that had certain differences from existing systems.

According to those data, the Alabuga project envisaged the construction of a rocket equipped with a special warhead. Instead of a high-explosive fragmentation or other warhead that has a mechanical effect on the target, it was proposed to use a powerful high-frequency generator electromagnetic radiation. When triggered at a given point in space, such a generator was supposed to provide negative influence on enemy electronic systems. The result of this could be disruption of communication and control, damage to navigation and guidance equipment, etc. The systems could suffer the most serious damage and fail.

According to data from three years ago, the explosive magnetic generator of a new type of rocket was supposed to operate at an altitude of about 200-300 m, which made it possible to “cover” ground objects within a radius of 3.5 km with an electromagnetic pulse. As a result of such an attack, the communication and control systems would be the first to fail. Damage to radar detection equipment and other electronics was also possible. Left without the ability to monitor the situation, use modern weapons and coordination collaboration, enemy units on the battlefield would not be able to continue the battle and carry out their assigned tasks.

As reported in the past, the main challenge in developing such weapons is creating a missile capable of delivering an electromagnetic pulse generator to given point. While such equipment is characterized by large dimensions and weight, which leads to corresponding consequences. A large missile can be detected by anti-aircraft or missile defense enemy.

By the beginning of October 2014, as the press wrote, the Alabuga system passed field tests, after which the finalization of the project began. The goal of the new work was to improve the main characteristics of the explosive magnetic generator: pulse power and impact range.

Subsequently, the Alabuga project repeatedly became the topic of new publications, but all of them, to one degree or another, repeated the original messages. No new details of a technical or other nature were announced. IN last time a new missile with an unusual warhead was mentioned at the end last summer, but this time all the new publications were actually a retelling of materials from three years ago.

Apparently, it was the last wave of discussions about the Alabuga product that led to the appearance of the long-awaited official comments. As it turned out, by the time the first reports about the rocket appeared, the research program had already been completed, obtaining the desired results in the form of mass necessary information. In addition, research has made it possible to begin the development of full-fledged models of advanced weapons, which in the future will be able to enter service and lead to an increase in the combat effectiveness of the army.

It cannot be ruled out that the news in the fall of 2014 was still related to real events in the area electromagnetic weapons, however, were not entirely accurate. Indeed, by that time, KRET and other enterprises in the radio-electronic industry, having completed the research program, could begin to develop practically applicable samples. As for the name "Alabuga", originally used for research work, its use in the context of development work may be associated with some confusion.

Regardless of the exact course of events in the recent past, the veracity or otherwise of old press reports, and other factors, it is now known that the electromagnetic weapons program is not standing still. Official Representative leading enterprise in the industry confirmed the fact of the start of designing such systems. However, all work is being carried out under the heading of secrecy, and therefore no details of interest to specialists and the public have yet been announced.

Recent reports from official sources allow us to look into the future with optimism. Our country is developing fundamentally new weapons that can have a significant impact on the course of a hypothetical conflict. Reportedly, new weapons will be created in the formats of missiles, bombs and artillery shells. Thus, ammunition with explosive magnetic generators as a warhead will be able to enter service with various types of troops, which will lead to a certain increase in their potential in the fight against the enemy.

It should be noted that officials have not yet specified the completion date for ongoing projects. Apparently, development work based on the results of Alabuga started several years ago, and therefore can be completed in the very near future. Perhaps in the near future, military personnel and designers, without violating the existing secrecy regime, will talk about new successes in the development of a promising area.

Based on materials from sites:
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http://rg.ru/
http://tass.ru/
http://vz.ru/

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Three leading powers are developing electromagnetic pulse destruction systems, and only Russia has advanced the furthest in this direction. Of course, such weapons are being developed as “top secret”, but the people working on the creation of the Alabuga project have revealed some of the characteristics of this weapon.

As Mikheev, deputy general director of the Radioelectronic Technologies concern, said: “In 2012, we were engaged in a project under the code “Alabuga,” the goal of which was to create electronic warfare systems using an electromagnetic pulse and with the prospect of developing such weapons.”

A theoretical and practical impact assessment was carried out of this weapon on equipment, the result was complete damage to the electronic systems and components of the alleged enemy’s equipment. After the tests, the military completely classified the project.

“The Russian Alabuga missile is capable of disabling entire armies, turning enemy weapons and equipment into a pile of useless scrap metal,” under such headlines foreign press covered this project. In principle, NATO countries can be understood; they need to knock out more more money from the USA and support the horror myth regarding Russia, and of course the absence of such technology embodied in the “product”.

Of course, such a missile can instill fear in any enemy, since the effect is comparable to a nuclear explosion, only without radiation and destruction. Within a radius of 3.5 kilometers, the equipment simply stops functioning. Of course, it can be revived by changing all the electronic components, but this will take a lot of time, which is, in principle, unacceptable in a real battle.

Missiles of the Alabuga project can be installed on any equipment, including UAVs. Which causes no less concern among Western experts. Just imagine, your automatic loaders fail, radio communication does not work, nothing at all works except small arms. Complete demoralization of the enemy and panic, and these are just a few missiles on one section of the “front”.

Ministry of Defense Russian Federation naturally no comments on this project doesn't give. Well, this is understandable, such developments are underway and it’s good, let NATO worry, but we have another trump card up our sleeve.

If we take into account the entire complex of electronic intelligence and electromagnetic weapons, Russia really has a good shield against any potential aggressor. At the first stage of the conflict, we can, without the use of small arms, deprive the enemy of the initiative and cool the hot heads of any NATO general.

Rogozin pencil for "Couch Troops"

The combat potential of the Russian “jammer” missile being developed, equipped with a high-power high-frequency generator, will make it possible to neutralize the enemy without firing a single shot

Actually, as reported in open sources, the Alabuga project is not an electronic missile, but a whole complex of research by scientists and designers of the domestic military-industrial complex to create a new type of weapon using an electromagnetic pulse. However, the name “rocket” has stuck and is used in lately How symbol. The missile itself is only a means of delivering equipment directly to the battlefield. It is likely that this could be a cruise missile of the Caliber family, both sea-, land- and air-based.

As far as we know, a new winged platform is now being actively developed specifically for the latest high-frequency complex. The whole point is in the “warhead”, which does not have traditional means of destruction in the form of fragments or a blast wave. At the same time, the effectiveness of using Alabuga, according to many military experts, can be comparable to a nuclear strike.

Donald Cook: Russians did a little “practice on cats”

What is known about a new type of weapon equipped with an ultra-high-frequency electromagnetic warhead? There are no exact characteristics. All the performance characteristics of the new weapon are a big secret of the Motherland. Only the meaning of Alabuga’s potential combat capabilities is clear. The complex is designed to disable (in the full sense of the word “burn out”) all radio-electronic equipment of enemy surface ships, aircraft (airplanes, helicopters, drones, cruise missiles), communications and control equipment for ground units. That is, enemy tanks freeze and become convenient targets, guns do not fire, planes crash.

You can recall recent history, when the Russian Su-24, equipped with the Khibiny electronic warfare system, drove the USNAVY destroyer in the Black Sea Donald Cook? American sailors observed our plane visually - through the windows, but neither the radars nor the ship's air defense systems saw the Russian Sushka at point-blank range. The destroyer was blind and deaf, which led our “potential partners” into a state of stupor and forced them to quickly retreat towards the NATO base in Constanta, Romania.

The combat potential of "Alabuga" promises to be many times stronger in its capabilities than any existing and promising means of electronic warfare. In this case, the complex will not just “blind” the enemy for a while, but will be guaranteed to destroy all his controls, guaranteed to disable equipment and weapons.

The idea was in the air like an impulse

The first developments of electromagnetic weapons appeared in Russia in the early 90s of the last century, and technical ideas his creations existed before. Back in the 1950s, academician Andrei Sakharov proposed creating such a thing. The plan was this: to develop a non-nuclear powerful ammunition, during the explosion of which EMP (electromagnetic pulses) were formed as a result of compression magnetic field. One can recall the developments of NIIRP (now the Almaz-Antey air defense concern) and the Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute. The essence of the research: with powerful microwave radiation from the ground to air targets, local plasma formations were obtained at the intersection of radiation flows from several sources. Upon contact with them, air targets were subjected to dynamic overloads and were destroyed.

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The elemental base of any modern radar systems is sensitive to energy overloads. Electromagnetic flux high density can burn out semiconductors and render equipment unusable. The pulse penetrates the radio-electronic equipment through the antenna system. And low-frequency weapons create electromagnetic pulse radiation at frequencies below 1 MHz and affect wired infrastructure, including telephone lines, cables external power supply, feeding and retrieving information.

The main technical means of obtaining powerful electromagnetic pulses, which form the basis of irradiation, there must be a generator with explosive compression of the magnetic field.

Short-range "pack"

The real embodiment of a sample of electromagnetic weapons capable of hitting electronics on ground targets, aircraft and guided missiles was the domestic “Ranets-E” complex (export version), first presented in 2001 at an arms exhibition in Malaysia. Because of the parabolic antenna on the roof of the kung, based on the massive four-axle MAZ-543, it looked like some kind of space communications station. But the purpose of the “Knapsack” was to direct “shoot” with an electromagnetic pulse of the microwave range at various air and ground targets to disable their electronics. It was openly announced that when using a 50-decibel antenna unit, the complex is capable of destroying enemy electronics at a range of up to 12-14 kilometers and causing serious damage to them at a distance of up to 40 kilometers.

The combat capabilities of the "Knapsack" are limited precisely short range"shooting". Its use is probably intended to cover stationary objects or a military column on the march.

The armed forces needed more “long-range” electronic weapons, for the creation of which they began developing a complex using an electromagnetic pulse, which can deliver a high-frequency generator over a considerable distance and suppress all existing enemy electronic systems, including tank loading mechanisms.

Silence

So the secrecy of the domestic project is of no small importance, and even the current Russian President Vladimir Putin will clearly “declassify” it only when it is ready for combat use, as he recently did with the newest “Daggers” and “Poseidons”...

Work on the creation of electromagnetic weapons is currently being carried out in the USA and China, where they are supposed to use promising technologies remote influence will radically change the strategy of waging future wars.

The use of electromagnetic weapons is considered part of the US "third countervailing strategy" element, which involves the use of latest technologies and management methods for achieving an advantage over the enemy. In 2012, a missile with an electromagnetic filling was tested in the United States as part of the CHAMP project, and a year later a ground-based electronic drone suppression system was tested. In addition, laser weapons and railguns are being developed.

China recently announced the creation of a superconducting quantum interferometer that makes it possible to detect submarines from a distance of about six kilometers.

However, there was no real demonstration of these types of equipment either in the USA or in China.

Not to kill, but to disarm

Advisor to the general director of KRET Vladimir Mikheev, who was “interrogated” by journalists, talking about the new electromagnetic weapon, did not disclose its characteristics and features. He only confirmed that Alabuga is a complex of scientific research in the field of using microwave radiation. Back in 2011-2012, a serious theoretical assessment was carried out and practical work on laboratory models and specialized testing grounds. In the course of the work, the range of the latest radio-electronic weapons and the degree of their impact on equipment were determined. According to Vladimir Mikheev, this could be like “the usual interference with the temporary withdrawal of weapons systems and military equipment the enemy out of action, as well as complete radio-electronic destruction, leading to energetic, destructive damage to the main electronic elements, boards, blocks and systems."

From what is now known, it can be noted that the rocket (carrier) of the Alabuga complex can operate at an altitude of 200-300 meters, while disabling all types of electronic technology enemy located within a radius of 3.5-4 kilometers. The range of the complex depends on the capabilities of the launch vehicle.

At the same time, “Alabuga” is a non-lethal weapon, since the microwave field does not cause real harm to enemy personnel, but only completely disarms him.

Field tests completed recently at the test site confirmed the effectiveness of the complex, whose pulsed electromagnetic radiation disabled communications and local control systems of the mock enemy.

In real combat conditions, the enemy in such a situation would be forced to surrender.

Electromagnetic weapons: where the Russian army is ahead of its competitors

Pulse electromagnetic weapons, or so-called. “jammers” is a real type of weapon already undergoing testing Russian army. The USA and Israel are also carrying out successful developments in this area, but have relied on the use of EMP systems to generate kinetic energy warhead.

We took the direct path damaging factor and created prototypes of several combat systems at once - for ground forces, Air Force and Navy. According to experts working on the project, the development of the technology has already passed the stage of field testing, but now work is underway to correct errors and try to increase the power, accuracy and range of radiation.

Today, our Alabuga, having exploded at an altitude of 200-300 meters, is capable of turning off all electronic equipment within a radius of 3.5 km and leaving a military unit of the battalion/regiment scale without communications, control, or fire guidance, while turning all existing enemy equipment into a pile of useless scrap metal. Apart from surrendering and handing over heavy weapons to the advancing units of the Russian army as trophies, there are essentially no options left.

Electronics jammer

Despite the fact that the first-born made a real splash in the world media, experts noted a number of its shortcomings. Firstly, the size of the effectively hit target does not exceed 30 meters in diameter, and, secondly, the weapon is disposable - reloading takes more than 20 minutes, during which the miracle gun has already been shot down 15 times from the air, and it can only work on targets at open area, without the slightest visual obstacles.

It is probably for these reasons that the Americans abandoned the creation of such directed EMP weapons, concentrating on laser technologies. Our gunsmiths decided to try their luck and try to “bring to fruition” the technology of directed EMP radiation.

A specialist from the Rostec concern, who for obvious reasons did not want to reveal his name, in an interview with Expert Online, expressed the opinion that electromagnetic pulse weapons are already a reality, but the whole problem lies in the methods of delivering them to the target. “We have a project in progress to develop an electronic warfare complex classified as OV, called Alabuga. This is a missile whose warhead is a high-frequency, high-power electromagnetic field generator.

Based on active pulsed radiation, it looks like nuclear explosion, only without the radioactive component. Field tests have shown the high efficiency of the unit - not only radio-electronic, but also conventional electronic equipment of wired architecture fails within a radius of 3.5 km. Those. not only removes the main communication headsets from normal operation, blinding and stunning the enemy, but also actually leaves an entire unit without any local electronic control systems, including weapons.

The advantages of such a “non-lethal” defeat are obvious - the enemy will only have to surrender, and the equipment can be received as a trophy. The only problem is effective means delivery of this charge - it has a relatively large mass and the missile must be quite large, and, as a result, very vulnerable to destruction by air defense/missile defense systems,” the expert explained.

Interesting are the developments of NIIRP (now a division of the Almaz-Antey air defense concern) and the Physico-Technical Institute named after. Ioffe. By studying the impact of powerful microwave radiation from the earth on air objects(targets), specialists from these institutions unexpectedly received local plasma formations, which were obtained at the intersection of radiation flows from several sources.

Upon contact with these formations, air targets underwent enormous dynamic overloads and were destroyed. The coordinated operation of microwave radiation sources made it possible to quickly change the focusing point, that is, to retarget at enormous speed or to accompany objects of almost any aerodynamic characteristics. Experiments have shown that the impact is effective even against ICBM warheads. In fact, these are no longer even microwave weapons, but combat plasmoids.

Unfortunately, when in 1993 a team of authors submitted a draft air defense/missile defense system based on these principles to the state for consideration, Boris Yeltsin immediately proposed joint development to the American president. And although cooperation on the project did not take place, perhaps this is what prompted the Americans to create the HAARP (High Freguencu Active Auroral Research Program) complex in Alaska - a research project to study the ionosphere and auroras. Let us note that for some reason that peaceful project is funded by the Pentagon’s DARPA agency.

Already entering service with the Russian army

To understand what place the topic of electronic warfare occupies in the military-technical strategy of the Russian military department, just look at the State Armament Program until 2020. Out of 21 trillion. rubles of the total budget of the State Program, 3.2 trillion. (about 15%) is planned to be used for the development and production of attack and defense systems using sources of electromagnetic radiation. For comparison, in the Pentagon budget, according to experts, this share is much smaller - up to 10%.

Now let's look at what can already be “touched”, i.e. those products that have reached series production and entered service over the past few years.

Mobile electronic warfare systems "Krasukha-4" suppress spy satellites, ground-based radars and aviation systems AWACS completely blocks radar detection for 150-300 km, and can also cause radar damage to enemy electronic warfare and communications equipment. The operation of the complex is based on creating powerful interference at the main frequencies of radars and other radio-emitting sources. Manufacturer: JSC Bryansk Electromechanical Plant (BEMZ).

The TK-25E sea-based electronic warfare system provides effective protection for ships of various classes. The complex is designed to provide radio-electronic protection of an object from air- and ship-based radio-controlled weapons by creating active jamming. It is possible to interface the complex with various systems protected object, such as a navigation complex, radar station, automated system combat control.

The TK-25E equipment ensures the creation various types interference with a spectrum width from 64 to 2000 MHz, as well as pulsed misinforming and simulating interference using copies of signals. The complex is capable of simultaneously analyzing up to 256 targets. Equipping the protected object with the TK-25E complex reduces the probability of its destruction by three or more times.

The multifunctional complex "Rtut-BM" has been developed and produced at KRET enterprises since 2011 and is one of the most modern systems EW. The main purpose of the station is to protect manpower and equipment from single and volley fire artillery ammunition, equipped with radio fuses. Developer company: OJSC All-Russian Scientific Research Institute Gradient (VNII Gradient). Similar devices are produced by Minsk KB RADAR.

Note that up to 80% of Western field artillery shells, mines and unguided missiles are now equipped with radio fuses. rockets and almost all precision-guided ammunition, these are enough simple remedies allow you to protect troops from defeat, including directly in the zone of contact with the enemy.

The Sozvezdie concern produces a series of small-sized (portable, transportable, autonomous) jammers of the RP-377 series. With their help, you can jam GPS signals, and in a standalone version, equipped with power supplies, you can also place transmitters over a certain area, limited only by the number of transmitters.

An export version of a more powerful system for suppressing GPS and weapon control channels is now being prepared. It is already a system of object and area protection against high-precision weapons. It is built according to a modular principle, which allows you to vary the area and objects of protection.

Among the unclassified developments, MNIRTI products are also known - “Sniper-M”, “I-140/64” and “Gigawatt”, made on the basis of car trailers. They are, in particular, used to test means of protecting radio engineering and digital systems for military, special and civilian purposes from damage by EMP.

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The element base of RES is very sensitive to energy overloads, and a flow of electromagnetic energy of a sufficiently high density can burn out semiconductor junctions, completely or partially disrupting their normal functioning.

Low-frequency EMF creates electromagnetic pulse radiation at frequencies below 1 MHz, high-frequency EMF is affected by microwave radiation - both pulsed and continuous. Low-frequency electromagnetic radiation affects an object through interference to the wired infrastructure, including telephone lines, external power cables, and information supply and retrieval cables. High-frequency electromagnetic radiation directly penetrates into the radio-electronic equipment of an object through its antenna system.

In addition to affecting the enemy's electronic zones, high-frequency EMO can also affect skin And internal organs person. Moreover, as a result of their heating in the body, chromosomal and genetic changes, activation and deactivation of viruses, transformation of immunological and behavioral reactions are possible.

The main technical means of producing powerful electromagnetic pulses, which form the basis of low-frequency EMR, is a generator with explosive compression of the magnetic field. Another potential type of low frequency magnetic energy source high level may be a magnetodynamic generator driven by rocket fuel or explosive.

When implementing high-frequency EMR, electronic devices such as broadband magnetrons and klystrons, gyrotrons operating in the millimeter range, generators with a virtual cathode (vircators) using the centimeter range, free electron lasers and broadband plasma beams can be used as a generator of powerful microwave radiation. generators.

Electromagnetic weapons, EMP

Electromagnetic gun "Angara", test

Electronic bomb - a fantastic weapon of Russia

Pulse electromagnetic weapons, or so-called. “jammers” is a real type of weapon of the Russian army, already undergoing testing. The United States and Israel are also conducting successful developments in this area, but have relied on the use of EMP systems to generate the kinetic energy of a warhead

Electronic suppression station 1L269 "Krasukha-2" in transport configuration

We took the path of direct damage and created prototypes of several combat systems at once - for the ground forces, air force and navy. According to experts working on the project, the development of the technology has already passed the stage of field testing, but now work in progress over errors and an attempt to increase the power, accuracy and range of radiation. Today, our Alabuga, having exploded at an altitude of 200-300 meters, is capable of turning off all electronic equipment within a radius of 3.5 km and leaving a military unit of the battalion/regiment scale without communications, control, or fire guidance, while turning all existing enemy equipment into a pile of useless scrap metal. There are essentially no options left except to surrender and give heavy weapons to the advancing units of the Russian army as trophies.

Electronics jammer

For the first time, the world saw a really working prototype of an electromagnetic weapon at the LIMA 2001 arms exhibition in Malaysia. An export version of the domestic “Ranets-E” complex was presented there. It is made on the MAZ-543 chassis, has a mass of about 5 tons, ensures guaranteed destruction of the electronics of a ground target, aircraft or guided munition at ranges of up to 14 kilometers and disruption of its operation at a distance of up to 40 km. Despite the fact that the firstborn created a real sensation in the world media, experts noted a number of its shortcomings. Firstly, the size of the effectively hit target does not exceed 30 meters in diameter, and secondly, the weapon is disposable - reloading takes more than 20 minutes, during which the miracle gun has already been shot down 15 times from the air, and it can only work on targets in the open terrain, without the slightest visual obstacles. It is probably for these reasons that the Americans abandoned the creation of such directed EMP weapons, concentrating on laser technologies. Our gunsmiths decided to try their luck and try to “bring to fruition” the technology of directed EMP radiation.

Active pulse radiation produces something similar to a nuclear explosion, only without the radioactive component. Field tests have shown the high efficiency of the unit - not only radio-electronic, but also conventional electronic equipment of wired architecture fails within a radius of 3.5 km. Those. not only removes the main communication headsets from normal operation, blinding and stunning the enemy, but also actually leaves an entire unit without any local electronic control systems, including weapons. The advantages of such a “non-lethal” defeat are obvious - the enemy will only have to surrender, and the equipment can be received as a trophy. The only problem is the effective means of delivering this charge - it has a relatively large mass and the missile must be quite large, and, as a result, very vulnerable to destruction by air defense/missile defense systems,” the expert explained.

Interesting are the developments of NIIRP (now a division of the Almaz-Antey air defense concern) and the Physico-Technical Institute named after. Ioffe. While studying the impact of powerful microwave radiation from the ground on air objects (targets), specialists from these institutions unexpectedly received local plasma formations, which were obtained at the intersection of radiation flows from several sources. Upon contact with these formations, air targets underwent enormous dynamic overloads and were destroyed. The coordinated operation of microwave radiation sources made it possible to quickly change the focusing point, that is, to retarget at enormous speed or to accompany objects of almost any aerodynamic characteristics. Experiments have shown that the impact is effective even against ICBM warheads. In fact, these are no longer even microwave weapons, but combat plasmoids. Unfortunately, when in 1993 a team of authors submitted a draft air defense/missile defense system based on these principles to the state for consideration, Boris Yeltsin immediately proposed joint development to the American president. And although cooperation on the project did not take place, perhaps this is what prompted the Americans to create the HAARP (High Freguencu Active Auroral Research Program) complex in Alaska - a research project to study the ionosphere and auroras. Let us note that for some reason that peaceful project is funded by the Pentagon’s DARPA agency.

Already entering service with the Russian army

To understand what place the topic of electronic warfare occupies in the military-technical strategy of the Russian military department, just look at the State Armament Program until 2020. Of the 21 trillion rubles of the total GPV budget, 3.2 trillion (about 15%) is planned to be spent on the development and production of attack and defense systems using sources of electromagnetic radiation. For comparison, in the Pentagon budget, according to experts, this share is much smaller - up to 10%. Now let's look at what can already be “touched”, i.e. those products that have reached series production and entered service over the past few years.

Mobile electronic warfare systems "Krasukha-4" suppress spy satellites, ground-based radars and AWACS aircraft systems, completely block radar detection at 150-300 km, and can also cause radar damage to enemy electronic warfare and communications equipment. The operation of the complex is based on creating powerful interference at the main frequencies of radars and other radio-emitting sources. Manufacturer: JSC Bryansk Electromechanical Plant (BEMZ).

The TK-25E sea-based electronic warfare system provides effective protection for ships of various classes. The complex is designed to provide radio-electronic protection of an object from air- and ship-based radio-controlled weapons by creating active jamming. The complex is designed to be interfaced with various systems of the protected object, such as a navigation complex, a radar station, and an automated combat control system. The TK-25E equipment provides the creation of various types of interference with a spectrum width from 64 to 2000 MHz, as well as pulsed misinforming and imitation interference using signal copies. The complex is capable of simultaneously analyzing up to 256 targets. Equipping the protected object with the TK-25E complex reduces the probability of its destruction by three or more times.

The multifunctional complex "Rtut-BM" has been developed and produced at KRET enterprises since 2011 and is one of the most modern electronic warfare systems. The main purpose of the station is to protect manpower and equipment from single and salvo fire from artillery ammunition equipped with radio fuses. Developer company: OJSC All-Russian Scientific Research Institute Gradient (VNII Gradient). Similar devices are produced by Minsk KB RADAR. Note that up to 80% of Western field artillery shells, mines and unguided rockets and almost all high-precision ammunition are now equipped with radio fuses; these fairly simple means can protect troops from destruction, including directly in the zone of contact with the enemy.

The Sozvezdie concern produces a series of small-sized (portable, transportable, autonomous) jammers of the RP-377 series. With their help, you can jam GPS signals, and in a standalone version, equipped with power supplies, you can also place transmitters over a certain area, limited only by the number of transmitters. An export version of a more powerful system for suppressing GPS and weapon control channels is now being prepared. It is already a system of object and area protection against high-precision weapons. It is built according to a modular principle, which allows you to vary the area and objects of protection. Among the unclassified developments, MNIRTI products are also known - “Sniper-M” “I-140/64” and “Gigawatt”, made on the basis of car trailers. They are, in particular, used to test means of protecting radio engineering and digital systems for military, special and civilian purposes from damage by EMP.

Educational program

radiation at frequencies below 1 MHz, high-frequency EMF is affected by microwave radiation - both pulsed and continuous. Low-frequency electromagnetic radiation affects an object through interference to the wired infrastructure, including telephone lines, external power cables, and information supply and retrieval cables. High-frequency electromagnetic radiation directly penetrates into the radio-electronic equipment of an object through its antenna system. In addition to affecting the enemy's electronic resources, high-frequency electromagnetic radiation can also affect the skin and internal organs of a person. Moreover, as a result of their heating in the body, chromosomal and genetic changes, activation and deactivation of viruses, transformation of immunological and behavioral reactions are possible.

The main technical means of producing powerful electromagnetic pulses, which form the basis of low-frequency EMR, is a generator with explosive compression of the magnetic field. Another potential type of high-level, low-frequency magnetic energy source would be a magnetodynamic generator driven by rocket fuel or explosive. When implementing high-frequency EMR, electronic devices such as broadband magnetrons and klystrons, gyrotrons operating in the millimeter range, generators with a virtual cathode (vircators) using the centimeter range, free electron lasers and broadband plasma beams can be used as a generator of powerful microwave radiation. generators.