The Head of the Main Directorate of Electronic and Cyber Warfare of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Ivan Pavlenko, spoke about the complexity of assessing the effectiveness of electronic warfare (EW) against various types of enemy targets and the frantic pace of technological confrontation.
The Head of the Main Directorate of Electronic and Cyber Warfare of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Ivan Pavlenko, spoke about the complexity of assessing the effectiveness of electronic warfare (EW) against various types of enemy targets and the frantic pace of technological confrontation.
According to Colonel Pavlenko in an interview with Novinarnia, the effectiveness of electronic warfare against Shahed-type strike drones, which use modern antennas, is estimated at 60-70%. However, he emphasized that this is a "virtual figure" that cannot be used officially due to a large number of nuances.
Colonel Pavlenko also noted that recently the number of "Daggers" has been decreasing. Statistics show a significant number of cases when "Dagger" missiles do not hit the target. This is due to their high speed, which makes it difficult to receive a satellite signal, as well as the "help" of electronic warfare, which reduces accuracy.
According to the colonel, the situation with ballistic Iskanders is much worse, since the ballistic trajectory makes technical suppression more difficult. The colonel did not name any specific percentages of effectiveness for missiles, since these figures are very "floating."
Ivan Pavlenko drew attention to the rapid pace of development of technologies in the field of electronic warfare. According to him, the Russians are constantly improving the protection of their UAVs.
So the enemy started with 4-element CRPA antennas designed to provide satellite navigation in conditions of radio jamming, and now has 16-element CRPA antennas with mesh networks for guidance in FPV mode.
"Frankly, the 16-element CRPA antenna is a very complex technological solution. I don't know who else, besides China and Russia, has similar antennas. These are very serious technologies," the colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted.
According to the most conservative estimates, such an antenna costs $10,000 - $17,000, and mesh adds another $8,000 - $10,000 to the cost.
Earlier, in an interview with dev.ua, Blue Bird co-founder Valery Zarubin told the story of the creation of one of the most popular individual electronic warfare devices, Chuyka.
