Ukraine Just Captured Part Of One Of Russia's Most Capable Electronic Warfare System

[Nevilledog]

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Aerospace Intelligence
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Mar 23, 2022
The United States (🇺🇸 will reportedly receive Russia's (🇷🇺 Krasukha-4 mobile electronic warfare system, which was recently captured in #Ukraine (🇺🇦 .

This is one of Russia's most capable Electronic Warfare Systems and potentially an intelligence goldmine.
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thedrive.com
Ukraine Just Captured Part Of One Of Russia's Most Capable Electronic Warfare Systems
The Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system command module that Russia lost in Ukraine likely has significant value for foreign intelligence agencies.
10:43 AM · Mar 23, 2022

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44879/ukraine-just-captured-part-of-one-of-russias-most-capable-electronic-warfare-systems



A curious 'container' that Ukrainian troops captured today looks to actually represent a significant Russian loss and a potential intelligence goldmine. What Ukraine's forces found looks to be a containerized command post that is part of the Krasukha-4 mobile electronic warfare system. The Krasukha-4 is primarily designed to detect and jam large radars, such as those on airborne early warning and control aircraft, such as the U.S. Air Force's E-3 Sentry, and spy satellites.

Ukrainian forces reportedly found this command post container outside of the capital Kyiv. Twitter user @UAWeapons was among the first to identify it as most likely being a component of the Krasukha-4 system, which is also known by nomenclature 1RL257, based on a picture that had emerged online. A complete Krasukha-4 consists of two vehicles, both based on the 8x8 KAMAZ-6350 truck, one with the electronic warfare (EW) system and the other carrying the command post module.

[gay texan]

1. And probably in Germany by now

Getting loaded on an aircraft and sent to the USA

[PortTack]

2. Whaaat? Geez russia, sounds more and more like the keystone cops

[LiberalArkie]

3. I wonder if that is what was being used to jam the Viasat and other satellite internet systems

[woodsprite]

4. Hope it's not a Trojan horse. nt

[Wuddles440]

5. Valid Point!

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Shhh! While this looks like it came from the CryptoMuseaum, it's the inside of that unit.

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[mitch96]

10. Wait,watt? Is there a moth in that relay?? could it be a "bug"??😏...nt

[Codifer]

12. Oh dear Gawd..

I thought I saw vacuum tubes in that melange and I have not sighted a vacuum tube in the wild for at least 50 years.... probably more. But hell, what do I know? Perhaps they are making a comeback.

[maxsolomon]

15. Russia (and Ukraine) still make vacuum tubes

that are coveted by tube-amp audiophiles.

[CrackityJones75]

19. I wish I could share an exchange I had today

I wish I could share an exchange I had today about it on a guitar forum where I was told that Russia is saving my ass despite what my lying TV had to tell me.

[mitch96]

21. They just want to maintain the flow of Svetlana amp tubes..Their EL-34 is a Great btw. Better than

the Chinese versions. sorry for the hijack..
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[mitch96]

7. I can see it now.."Hey guys...this thing runs on windows 95 and netscape!!"....nt

[Nevilledog]

8. On a floppy disk

[mitch96]

9. O0ooo..High tech!!! nt

[CaptainTruth]

13. No! Win XP SP3!

[DallasNE]

16. Yes, It Looks Like 1990'a Technology

That being the case it probably couldn't be jammed very easily and would needs its own power generator.

[James48]

11. Remember "Lend-Lease"?

We should trade Ukraine all our S-300 antiaircraft missiles, and a Hawk battalion set for learning on, in exchange for them lending us this Russian vehicle to learn from.

Works for me.

[txwhitedove]

14. That's the mystery container they talked about the other day. Didn't work so good

for the Russians, did it?

[Takket]

17. In exchange for what I wonder

Hopefully they are well paid by us!

[lindysalsagal]

18. That whole crate is probably half as powerful as an iwatch.

This is going to be fun....

[LetMyPeopleVote]

20. The US military will have fun

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. The advanced Russian electronic warfare system Krasucha-4 is headed to the US

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[crickets]

23. Smart. The US will be able to take it apart, glean any useful intel,

and turn the info around for Ukraine much faster than anyone other than the Russians themselves.