Russia has developed super-high-frequency gun
capable of deactivating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and the warheads of
precision weapons at an impact range of ten kilometers which ensure 360 degrees
of perimeter defense.
Russia’s United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation
(UIMC), part of Rostec Corporation, has announced that it developed a
super-high-frequency gun for BUK missile systems.
The newly-developed equipment is capable
of deactivating the radio electronics of UAVs and the warheads
of precision weapons, according to a representative of the
corporation.
The equipment, informally named the microwave gun, has
been developed for the needs of Russia’s Defense Ministry and will be
demonstrated during the closed part of Army-2015, an international
event organized by the Russian Defense Ministry, the Federal Space Agency
(Roscosmos) and state technology corporation Rostec, which will be held
on June 16-19.
The UIMC representative has not revealed all the
technical characteristics of the equipment but has mentioned that the
impact range of the equipment is ten kilometers and that its defense
perimeter is 360 degrees.
“The new system is equipped with a high-power
relativistic generator and reflector antenna, management and control system,
and a transmission system which is fixed on the chassis of BUK
surface-to-air missile systems.
When mounted on a special platform, the
‘microwave gun’ is capable of ensuring perimeter defense at 360
degrees,” the representative said.
The system is capable of out-of-band suppression
of the radio electronic equipment of low-altitude aircraft and the
assault elements of precision weapons. The gun is able to deactivate
the equipment of aircraft and UAVs, and neutralize precision weapons.
There are currently also plans to use the system
for testing Russian military radio electronic systems against the
impact of powerful super-high-frequency emission.
Source:
Sputnik News 15-06-2015
