Russia deploys electronic warfare in Syria.

Russia is creating in Syria a complex to jam electronic, navigational and other systems of any airspace violator threatening Russian facilities, adviser to first deputy CEO of Radio-electronic Technologies Concern (KRET) Vladimir Mikheyev told the Army Standard publication.

Krasukha-4 (Picture source: Wikimedia)

Russian electronic warfare has long been operating in Syria. It included GPS-navigation jamming and anti-drone systems. Radar and precision weapon jamming systems have also been operating for long. They are Krasukha-4 stations which counteract various reconnaissance and aiming systems. Jamming of VHF-band will be reinforced. It will deny potential violators of the Syrian airspace a possibility to operate any electronic means in all mediums - air, ground, and sea.

Until recently all electronic warfare in Syria engaged in information gathering and reconnaissance. Now it will switch to an active regime. Radars of airspace violators will stop operating, their communication, control, navigation and data transmission systems will fail. Electronic warfare will be considerably strengthened in Russian deployment areas. Smart bombs and missiles will be the main targets for electronic attack. It will radically change the situation in the region.

Even before S-300 supplies, Russian experts predicted simultaneous delivery of radars. The Syrian air defense will be equipped with modern automatic control systems. The reaction to any event will be decided by a bigger flow of information. An air defense system will emerge in the region which will include all-altitude radar field, short and long-range air defense fire, and protection of air defense weapons. Reconnaissance and electronic systems considerably enhance air defense capabilities; therefore, the so-called reconnaissance-fire-jamming complexes will be created in Syria.

Russia considerably progressed in electronic warfare in the past decades, but some countries were inactive in the sphere. The United States did not need electronic innovations as it was fighting underdeveloped and weak enemies. Russian experts worked with maximum requirements. All Russian air, sea and ground systems are fully digital. A potential electronic standoff in Syria provides a good opportunity to study hostile systems.

Russia exhausted the Soviet scientific potential two-three years ago. At present all modern hardware is created by young specialists. Many of them were awarded the prestigious Revunov Award for contribution to the production of special-designation and civilian output. The young offer innovations in fighting adversary weapons by affecting their databases. It means incorrect information is loaded to change the data on satellites which transmit it to the target. The fake information will mislead the missile. It will lose orientation and most likely self-destruct.

The electronic warfare system in Syria will be a reliable cover for the Russian troops, adviser to first deputy CEO of Radio-electronic Technologies Concern (KRET) Vladimir Mikheyev told the Army Standard publication.