Russian Airborne Gets New ECM System

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Russian Airborne Gets New ECM System

06/07/2012

Russia's Airborne Forces (VDV) have accepted into service the new multirole Infauna electronic warfare vehicle capable of jamming radio-controlled mines and improvised explosive devices, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.

"The multirole Infauna system has undergone tests since the start of 2012 at a VDV base. It has been accepted into the service's electronic countermeasures units," said the VDV's spokeswoman Major Irina Kruglova.

Infauna is designed to interfere with radio-controlled explosive devices and electronic fusing systems as well as jamming the enemy's tactical communications systems. The service has taken delivery of the first four systems, Kruglova said.

The VDV also recently took delivery of the Judoist electronic warfare system based on the MKTK-1A vehicle, which is optimized for the electronic intelligence (ELINT) role, and locating enemy air defense radars.

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