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KRET announced delivery of first batch of Richag-AV radar and sonar jamming systems | |||
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a presentation for journalists in Kazan on Wednesday Russian radio-electronics
firm Radio-Electronic Technologies Concern (KRET) announced that it is
handing over the first batch of a new helicopter-mounted electronic warfare
system known as the 'Richag-AV' to the armed forces.
Russia's new Richag-AV radar and sonar jamming system can be mounted on
helicopters, ships and other military equipment to jam potential adversaries'
weapons systems from distances of several hundred kilometers away.
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KRET's Richag-AV electronic warfare system is mounted on variant of the Mi-8 multi-role rotorcraft, the Mi-8MTPR1 |
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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
Rossiyskaya Gazeta explained that in addition to working as a signal
jamming system, Richag-AV is capable of carrying out radar-based intelligence
gathering, which involves the finding of foreign sources of electromagnetic
radiation. With an onboard database on different types of military installations,
the system is capable of quickly determining the type of target, thus
allowing it to jam it effectively. The system's predecessor, the 'Smalta' jamming system, was developed back in the 1970s, and featured a 100 km radius; in its own time the system was considered among the most effective in the world. Alongside the Richag-AV, the Russian military is presently being equipped with other electronic warfare systems, including the L-175B Hibini air and 1L269 Krasuha-2 and 1L267 Moskva-1 ground-based electronic warfare systems. KRET is Russia's largest radio-electronic industrial holding; it was created in 2009. The company is involved in the development and production of radio-electronic equipment in the civil and military aviation sphere, as well as air-based radar systems, electronic warfare systems, and a variety of precision instrumentation. |
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KRET announced delivery of first batch of Richag-AV radar and sonar jamming systems
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