Krasukha (electronic warfare system)

Short description: Russian electronic countermeasure system

1L269 Krasukha-2/4

Krasukha-2 and -4 at Engineering Technologies 2014

Type| Electronic Counter Measure system
Place of origin| Russia
Service history
In service| 2014–present
Used by| Russia
Production history
Designer| KRET corporation
Manufacturer| KRET corporation,
BAZ (for wheeled platform of Krasukha-4)
Produced| 2010–present
Variants| 1L269 Krasukha-2
1RL257 Krasukha-4
Specifications

* * *

Operational
range

* Krasukha-2: 250 km
* Krasukha-4: 300 km

The Krasukha (Russian: Красуха; English: Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade) is a Russian mobile, ground-based, electronic warfare (EW) system. This system is produced by the KRET corporation on different wheeled platforms.[1] The Krasukha's primary targets are airborne radio-electronics (such as UAVs) and airborne systems guided by radar. The Krasukha has multiple applications in the Russian Armed Forces.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Krasukha-2
* 2 Krasukha-4
* 3 Operators
* 4 Operational history
* 5 See also
* 6 References

## Krasukha-2

The Krasukha-2 is a S-band system designed to jam Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft such as the Boeing E-3 Sentry at ranges of up to 250 kilometres (160 mi).[2] [3] [4] The Krasukha-2 can also jam other airborne radars, such as those for radar-guided missiles. The missiles, once jammed, then receive a false target away from the original to ensure that the missiles no longer pose a threat. The Krasukha-2 guards mobile high-priority targets such as the 9K720 Iskander SRBM.[2]

## Krasukha-4

The Krasukha-4 is a broadband multifunctional jamming station mounted on a BAZ-6910-022 four-axle-chassis. It complements the Krasukha-2 system by operating in the X-band and Ku-band, and counters airborne radar aircraft such as the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTAR) Northrop Grumman E-8.[4] The Krasukha-4 has enough range to effectively disrupt low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and can cause permanent damage to targeted radio-electronic devices.[5] Ground based radars are also a viable target for the Krasukha-4.[1]

## Operators

* Russia
* Russian Ground Forces
* Algeria[6]
* Iran[7]
* Libya[8]
* Serbia[9]

## Operational history

Krasukha jammers were reportedly deployed to support Russian forces in Syria.[10] They have reportedly been blocking small U.S. surveillance drones from receiving GPS satellite signals.[11] During the Turkish intervention in the Syrian civil war, the complex apparently destroyed a Bayraktar drone by causing it to lose control, subsequently crashing.[12]

In July 2018, an OSCE monitoring mission drone recorded a 1L269 Krasukha-2 among other electronic warfare equipment deployed near Chornukhyne, Ukraine.[13]

In 2020, Krasukha was reportedly operating around the Russian military base at Gyumri in Armenia to counter the use by Azerbaijan of Turkish-made Bayraktar armed drones as well as Israel-made Harop loitering munition (suicide drones).[14]

The first export contract was officially signed in August 2021.[15]

Krasukha-4 models are also being employed in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, as Ukrainian forces captured one of these devices in the field near Kyiv. A photograph posted to social media claims to show part of the system, which has been separated from its truck mount and shows some damage.[16][17] The unit was then sent to the United States for examination.[18]

## See also

* Repellent-1

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""Electronic warfare complex "Krasuha-4""". KRET. http://www.kret.com/en/product/12/. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "1L269 Krasukha-2". Deagel.com. http://www.deagel.com/Special-Purpose-Vehicles/1L269-Krasukha-2_a003129001.aspx. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
3. ↑ "KRET has fulfilled the state defense order for the delivery of Krasuha-2". Rostek. http://rostec.ru/news/4514794. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fields of silence and broken cycles: Russia’s electronic warfare". Global Defence Technology. https://defence.nridigital.com/global_defence_technology_mar22/russia_electronic_warfare. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
5. ↑ "Krasukha-4". Deagel.com. http://www.deagel.com/Special-Purpose-Vehicles/Krasukha-4_a003129002.aspx. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
6. ↑ Secret-difa3 (2013-12-13). "Tout sur la défense au Maghreb: L'Algérie se dote d'un système de brouillage innovant". http://secret-difa3.blogspot.com/2013/12/lalgerie-se-dote-dun-systeme-de.html.
7. ↑ دفاع و امنیت (2019-08-04). "سامانه مرموز جنگال در ایران +فیلم". https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/981009/سامانه-مرموز-جنگال-در-ایران-فیلم.
8. ↑ "GNA Turkish UAV airstrike on Electronic Warfare System Krasukha south to Sirte last night Sirte". https://libya.liveuamap.com/en/2020/18-may-gna-turkish-uav-airstrike-on--electronic-warfare-system.
9. ↑ https://tass.com/world/1532935
10. ↑ Axe, David (October 21, 2017). "The jammer can disrupt an enemy's own signals, potentially preventing ground-based controllers from steering their drones via satellite.". Vice News. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywbwaj/russian-army-specialized-drone-hunters-krasukha-jammer. "Russia deployed Krasukha systems to Syria in an effort to form a sort of electronic shield over Russian and allied forces in the country."
11. ↑ Varfolomeeva, Anna (May 1, 2018). "Signaling strength: Russia's real Syria success is electronic warfare against the US". https://thedefensepost.com/2018/05/01/russia-syria-electronic-warfare/.
12. ↑ "Published a photo of the Turkish Bayraktar TB2, shot down, presumably by the Russian complex "Krasukha"". https://avia-pro.net/news/opublikovano-foto-tureckogo-bayraktar-tb2-sbitogo-predpolozhitelno-rossiyskim-kompleksom.
13. ↑ OSCE. "Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 10 August 2018" (in en). https://www.osce.org/special-monitoring-mission-to-ukraine/390236.
14. ↑ Bryen, Stephen (2020-10-26). "Russia knocking Turkish drones from Armenian skies" (in en-US). https://asiatimes.com/2020/10/russia-knocking-turkish-drones-from-armenian-skies/.
15. ↑ "Russia inks deals at Army 2021 forum on delivery of latest electronic warfare systems". https://tass.com/defense/1329957.
16. ↑ "Ukraine: We managed to identify this bizarre "container", captured today by the UA forces near Kyiv". https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1506306740421341193.
17. ↑ thedrive.com 22 March 2022: Ukraine Just Captured Part Of One Of Russia's Most Capable Electronic Warfare Systems
18. ↑ Nicholls, Dominic (2022-03-23). "Russian military secrets could be laid bare after Ukraine captures electronic warfare systems" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/23/ukrainians-capture-russian-warfare-equipment-used-intercept/.

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