MAGAZINE
2022
MURMANSK-BN
to impede the use of drones by suppressing GPS signals10 . Command of the Ukraine Assault Troops released drone footage showing an artillery strike destroying a R-330ZH system near Kharkiv on 19 May , 2022 . to eavesdrop over the Black Sea and Ukraine , and the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on April 15 , 2022 the deployment of the system during the their invasion of Ukraine .
R-330ZH “ ZHITEL ”
The R-330Zh also named “ Zhitel ” is a jamming communication station designed and manufactured by the Russian Company Protek . The whole system includes one URAL-43203 / KAMAZ-43114 truck as the control center for the operators and one shelter with four telescopic active phased array transmitter antennas mounted on a four-wheel trailer .
The R-330Zh is designed for detection , analysis , direction-finding , and jamming of satellite and cellular phone communication systems operating in the frequency band from 100 MHz to 2,000 MHz ( detection , direction finding , and jamming of wearable mobile stations of mobile satellite communications such as Inmarsat and Iridium ; detection , direction finding , and jamming base stations of cellular communication , standard GSM frequencies , consumer navigation equipment ; and jamming of satellite communications systems NAVSTAR ). In addition to the tasks mentioned previously , it can be used for jamming an aircraft ’ s communication and satellite navigation ( GPS , Galileo , BeiDou , etc .) 9 .
R-330ZH “ ZHITEL ”
KRASUKHA-2 ( 1L269 ) 11
The 1L269 Krasukha-2 is a ground-based EW system intended to neutralise Airborne Warning and Control Systems ( AWACS ) by jamming its radar at ranges of up to 250 kilometers . Besides , the Krasukha-2 can provide protection to ground forces on the march by jamming any airborne radar , radar-guided weapon system or radar-guided missile . The missiles jammed by the 1L269 are unable to reach their intended target because they are provided with a false target away from the real one . The false target is finally hit by the jammed missile or weapon system . The Russian Armed Forces use the 1L269 Krasuha-2 to protect the “ ISKANDER ” tactical ballistic missile units . The Russian KRET Corporation produces this EW system integrated onto a tactical truck system ( BAZ-6909 Special Wheeled Chassis ).
KRASUKHA-4 ( 1RL257 ) 12
The Krasuha-4 is basically the “ big brother ” of the Krasukha-2 , a broadband multifunctional jamming system designed to neutralise Low Earth Orbit ( LEO ) spy satellites such as the US Lacrosse / Onyx series , satellites , ground-based radars , airborne surveillance radars , and radar-guided ordinance at ranges 150 to 300 km , and may also cause damage to enemy radar electronic warfare and communications systems . The complex functioning is based on creating powerful jamming at the fundamental radar frequencies and other radio-emitting sources . For jamming of airborne radars to protect the land assets against airborne threats by observing them using radar the ground jamming unit performs the following tasks : Detection , processing , analysis and recognition of signals
The station can operate in stand-alone mode as well as in pairs , both master and slave under the control of the primary R-330Zh . Because the system in the trailer is fragile , it will likely be found close to a road ; it is unlikely that the system will be taken cross-country . The “ Zhitel ” system attracted an extraordinary amount of attention in 2015 when it was reported by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ) to have been used in eastern Ukraine ( 15.08.2015 ), supposedly
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