American engineers presented to the public an extremely promising, in their opinion, "non-contact combat" project, from which the United States will always come out victorious. During the presentation, a representative of the developer company assured that it was simply impossible to prevent the new development from achieving combat missions. This project is the use of small drones, smaller than the size of the palm of a hand, which are equipped with an explosive charge.

According to the ideas of experts, such a drone, under the control of a “smart network” and a trained operator, can actually fly up to a given target without hindrance and eliminate it at the right time. The cost of such development is disproportionately low. Moreover, the drone can be used both within the framework of military operations and for the protection of various objects, including civilians. The demonstration showed that the drones could not even stop the walls, a couple of drones break through the wall, and the rest of the swarm gets inside to complete the assigned tasks. Moreover, an explosive device can be different in its mass and characteristics.

As part of the demonstration, such a drone even unmistakably hit a mannequin, which caused great delight in the hall. In a story about this development, it was shown that a company that owns at least $ 25 million can purchase several hundred of these drones. In the case of military use, according to the developers, drones can be dropped from a military transport aircraft. If you drop them on a city of a million people, each drone within 20 minutes can realize the elimination of half, but only the bad half of the city, the representative made a reservation.


Considering this project, many questions and doubts arise. It is impossible to equip such a small device with really “smart” intelligence. If the drones must be controlled by the operator, then how will he be able to keep track of millions of targets? How to exclude the possibility of eliminating that very half of the “bad” ones, if there is no idea how the selection is carried out? In other words, there are too many inconsistencies in this "non-contact combat" project.

If we talk about military potential, the developers' statements about the impossibility of resisting new drones are also too exaggerated. It is worth recognizing that, if necessary, to eliminate a certain group of targets that have settled in a fortified object, such an approach has a place to be. But in the event of a confrontation with a serious adversary, the United States will have problems.

Since the US project has not yet been implemented and is being considered for the future, one can consider promising developments in Russia that will lead the Americans to failure in their strategy. We are talking about projects of EMP weapons and electronic warfare systems. An electromagnetic pulse can be considered one of the most promising means of combating small drones. Russia has a Pishchal weapon on the way to implementation. This is a kind of EMP rifle, which can be at the disposal of soldiers. Having aimed, the military can give out a powerful impulse that disables the electronic “stuffing” of the drone. For positional protection, it will be possible to use the Taran complexes, which cover the area of ​​​​responsibility with a kilometer-long dome, which, when penetrated, blocks control, guidance, positioning systems, and so on. Moreover, the mobile network inside the dome is working properly, and people do not experience any impact.

Not a single drone will fly through such a dome. This entire swarm from the US "non-contact combat" project will simply fail, flying under the dome of the "Taran".

For more powerful drones, the Sapsan EMP complex is being created, which, with a powerful directed electromagnetic pulse, will burn out the electronic circuits of the most advanced attack UAVs of the enemy. It is also worth recalling the most advanced and promising development of the Russian Federation - the Alabuga EMP missile.



This rocket, according to the ideas of the developers, should fly into the affected area and produce a powerful electromagnetic surge, as a result of which all available equipment within a range of several kilometers simply burns out. Moreover, even electrical communication systems that do not carry current fail. If you cover the "operator's room" from the new drones with such a rocket, they will turn out to be mere toys in the air.

A few years ago, domestic media reported on the development of promising types of weapons designed to destroy enemy electronic systems with a powerful electromagnetic pulse. For obvious reasons, full official information about such projects was not announced at that time. Only now the defense industry has considered it necessary to lift the veil of secrecy over the old and new electromagnetic projects.

On September 28, RIA "" published some statements by Vladimir Mikheev, adviser to the first deputy general director of the Radioelectronic Technologies concern, related to the development of fundamentally new weapons systems. A representative of a leading organization in his industry commented on numerous reports about the alleged existence of the Alabuga missile, the warhead of which is an electromagnetic pulse generator.

According to V. Mikheev, KRET specialists really worked on a program with the Alabuga code, but this name did not hide a specific type of weapon. The Alabuga program was implemented in 2011-12, and a whole range of scientific research was carried out within its framework. The purpose of these works was to study the prospects for electronic warfare. First of all, it was planned to determine the ways for the further development of such complexes.

A representative of the concern "Radioelectronic Technologies" said that in the past a serious theoretical assessment and practical testing were carried out, in which various laboratory models and specialized test sites were used. The main result of the Alabuga program was the definition of the range of electronic weapons and their impact on the equipment of a mock enemy.

Such an impact, as noted by V. Mikheev, can be different and differ in intensity. Depending on the principles of operation and systems used, a simple interference effect is possible with a temporary incapacitation of equipment, or its complete defeat. In the latter case, electronic damage should lead to energy and destructive damage to electronic components and circuits.

Having completed the research program with the Alabuga code, the industry classified all its results. At the same time, according to V. Mikheev, the topic of electromagnetic weapons fell into the category of critical technologies with the highest secrecy stamp. At the moment, one can speak openly only about the very fact of applying the existing theoretical developments in promising development work. In the future, the latter will be able to lead to the emergence of special bombs, missiles or projectiles equipped with so-called. explosive generators.

The latest statements by the official representative of the concern "Radioelectronic Technologies" have brought some clarity to the existing picture. Previously, information about the development of weapons based on an electromagnetic pulse has already appeared in open sources, but the main details of such work, for obvious reasons, were absent. As the latest official reports show, previous news and publications on this topic did not fully correspond to the real state of affairs.

Recall that the first reports of a promising project with the Alabuga code appeared several years ago. For example, in early October 2014, domestic media, referring to unnamed representatives of the Rostec state corporation, spoke about the existence of an electronic warfare complex that has certain differences from existing systems.

According to those data, the Alabuga project provided for the construction of a rocket equipped with a special warhead. Instead of a high-explosive or other warhead that has a mechanical effect on the target, it was proposed to use a powerful generator of high-frequency electromagnetic radiation. Working at a given point in space, such a generator was supposed to have a negative impact on the enemy's electronic systems. The result of this could be a disruption in communication and control, damage to navigation and guidance, etc. Systems could get the most serious damage and fail.

According to data three years ago, a new type of explosive magnetic generator of a rocket was supposed to work at an altitude of about 200-300 m, which made it possible to “cover” ground objects within a radius of 3.5 km with an electromagnetic pulse. As a result of such an attack, the communication and control systems were the first to fail. Damage to radar detection equipment and other electronics was also not ruled out. Left without the ability to monitor the situation, use modern weapons and coordinate joint work, enemy units on the battlefield would not be able to continue the battle and carry out their tasks.

As reported in the past, the main problem in the development of such weapons is the creation of a missile capable of delivering an electromagnetic pulse generator to a given point. So far, such equipment is characterized by large dimensions and weight, which leads to corresponding consequences. A large missile can be detected by enemy air or missile defenses.

By the beginning of October 2014, as the press wrote, the Alabuga system had passed field tests, after which the finalization of the project started. The purpose of the new work was to improve the main characteristics of the explosive magnetic generator: the power of the pulse and the range of action.

Subsequently, the Alabuga project repeatedly became the subject of new publications, but all of them to some extent repeated the original messages. Any new details of a technical or other nature were not disclosed. The last time a new missile with an unusual warhead was mentioned was at the end of last summer, but this time all the new publications were actually a retelling of three-year-old materials.

Apparently, it was the latest wave of discussions about the Alabuga product that led to the long-awaited official comments. As it turned out, by the time the first reports about the rocket appeared, the research program had already been completed with the desired results in the form of a mass of necessary information. In addition, the research made it possible to begin the development of full-fledged models of advanced weapons, which in the future will be able to enter service and lead to an increase in the combat capability of the army.

It cannot be ruled out that the news of the fall of 2014 was nevertheless related to real events in the field of electromagnetic weapons, but was not fully accurate. Indeed, by that time KRET and other enterprises of the radio-electronic industry, having completed the research program, could begin the development of practically applicable samples. As for the name "Alabuga", originally used for research work, its use in the context of development work may be associated with some confusion.

Regardless of the exact course of events in the recent past, the veracity or fallacy of old press releases, and other factors, it is now known that the electromagnetic weapons program is moving forward. The official representative of the leading enterprise in the industry confirmed the fact that the design of such systems had begun. However, all work is carried out under the heading of secrecy, and therefore no details of interest to specialists and the public have yet been announced.

The latest reports from official sources allow us to look to the future with optimism. Our country is developing a fundamentally new weapon that can have a significant impact on the course of a hypothetical conflict. Reportedly, the new weapons will be created in the formats of rockets, bombs and artillery shells. Thus, ammunition with explosive magnetic generators as a warhead will be able to enter service with various branches of the armed forces, which will lead to a certain increase in their potential in combating the enemy.

It should be noted that officials have not yet specified the timing of the completion of ongoing projects. Apparently, development work based on the results of Alabuga started several years ago, and therefore can be completed in the very near future. Perhaps, in the near future, the military and designers, without violating the existing secrecy regime, will talk about new successes in the development of a promising direction.

According to the websites:
http://ria.ru/
http://rg.ru/
http://tass.ru/
http://vz.ru/

Who will be the first to create electromagnetic weapons - the Russian Federation or the United States?

This weapon belongs to the category of electromagnetic, and for at least three decades has been developed in Russia and the United States along with laser weapons in an atmosphere of extreme secrecy. The Daily Star takes very limited information from open sources, retells it conscientiously, but at the same time adds information from itself, from which the reader's eyes should climb on his forehead. That's why he's a tabloid.

So, we are talking about the Alabuga electromagnetic rocket, which is being developed by the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET). Acting at a height of 200-300 meters above enemy positions, due to high-power radiation, it not only suppresses the operation of electronic devices - computers, radars, communication systems, homing heads of precision and guided weapons - but also renders them unusable. That is, it burns electronic components. This effect is achieved within a radius of 3.5 kilometers. The radiation creates a high-frequency high-power electromagnetic field generator. Neither power nor other characteristics were disclosed. The type of energy source that feeds the generator is also kept secret.

At the same time, "Alabuga" is a non-lethal weapon, since the microwave field does not cause real harm to enemy manpower.

However, the known facts were clearly not enough for the tabloid. And the authors "a little" fantasized. Allegedly, it is impossible for soldiers to hide from deadly radiation even under a 100-meter thickness of the earth. Which, of course, does not stand up to scrutiny. It is also reported that the radiation of "Alabuga" is capable of undermining the shells located in the gun turrets of tanks. This, of course, is a little closer to reality. Since in a seemingly completely sealed tank there are inputs for radio waves, for example, through antennas or optical channels. However, the power of the signal to undermine the shells must be prohibitive. Because you have to heat the shells to a critical temperature.

I must say that the authors of the article went too far, declaring that Alabuga is capable of incapacitating entire armies. But the comparison of an electromagnetic rocket with a nuclear bomb is quite appropriate. Since the explosion of a nuclear bomb also generates a powerful electromagnetic pulse (up to 100 gigawatts), which produces exactly the same effect on electronics as the radiation of Alabuga.

This was "brilliantly" proved by the Americans, who in 1958 detonated a thermonuclear charge with a capacity of 1.9 Mt in space. A powerful electromagnetic pulse disabled 9 satellites. In the Hawaiian Islands and even in a large part of Australia, radio communications and television broadcasts were lost for a long time, interruptions began with street lighting.

Due to the special secrecy of development, it is not known at what stage of readiness the Alabuga missile is. Three years ago, KRET General Director Vladimir Mikheev reported that "Alabuga" is not the name of a specific product, but the name of research, during which designers should get answers to a number of difficult questions. And only after receiving them, you can proceed to R&D, that is, to the development of specific weapons.

However, Russia already has such weapons, fully operational. And for a long time already. True, it has not yet been adopted for service for reasons that we will discuss below. In 2001, at the Malaysian exhibition of military equipment, a working prototype of the Ranets-E electromagnetic installation was presented, based on the MAZ-543 wheeled chassis and weighing about 5 tons.

"Ranets-E" is, in fact, a short-range anti-aircraft complex, in which not a rocket is used as a damaging factor, but an electromagnetic pulse of the centimeter range with a duration of up to 20 nanoseconds and a power of 500 megawatts. It is capable of neutralizing all types of aircraft - from drones to fighters and bombers, cruise missiles and all types of ammunition that somehow use electronics. At a distance of 8-14 kilometers, the impulse burns out electronic components, up to 40 kilometers disrupts the normal operation of electronic circuits without destroying them. The advantages include a wide angle of propagation of electromagnetic radiation - 60 degrees.

The most important elements of this installation are a diesel-type electric generator, an electromagnetic pulse generator and a radar designed to detect targets that need to be suppressed. However, the installation has a connection with the radar equipment of air defense systems, receiving data on targets from it.

There are two main drawbacks of the Rantz-E. First, the target must be in line of sight. That is, it should not be hidden behind the folds of the terrain. And cruise missiles are capable of flying at extremely low altitudes. Because the electromagnetic microwave radiation is extinguished by the obstacles encountered.

Secondly, between two "shots" of the electromagnetic gun, 20 minutes pass, which are necessary in order to accumulate the necessary energy. This is a very serious drawback, because during a massive raid, when missiles or shells fly at intervals of 30–40 km, the Ranets-E becomes defenseless for 20 minutes after the first “shot”. During this time, the second echelon of enemy ammunition flies up. Of course, this disadvantage can be compensated by increasing the number of installations, and then the interval between “shots” will be reduced. For ten "Knapsacks" it will be equal to 2 minutes. However, this is an overly expensive solution to the problem. The military does not like it, in connection with which the "Knapsack-E" was not accepted into service.

However, it can be reasonably assumed that this topic was not abandoned, but continued to improve the installation. Because as an air defense system, "Ranets-E", firstly, is very effective - due to the wide angle of radiation, target tracking and accurate aiming at them before the "shot" is not required. Secondly, its operation is cheap, since it does not require "consumables", that is, rockets to be fired. But we know nothing about the course of modernization due to the highest form of secrecy.

But an extremely interesting topic, which was on the verge of transition from research to development work in order to build a prototype of military weapons based on new physical principles, was ruined in 1993. In the 80s, as a result of work on a joint project of the Research Institute of Radio Instrumentation and the Physico-Technical Institute. Ioffe, achieved the generation of local plasma formations in the atmosphere. They were obtained at the point of intersection of two or more streams of powerful electromagnetic radiation. Aircraft, as well as ammunition, when crossing plasma nodes, received an impact that destroyed them. Moreover, the energy of such a plasmoid installation should have been enough to combat ICBM warheads.

As a result of laboratory studies, such a high rate of reconfiguration of the focusing of electromagnetic beams was achieved that it is quite enough to track targets that have the highest aerodynamic and ballistic characteristics in the current development of technology.

However, in the early 90s, work was stopped due to the termination of funding. And in 1993, Boris Yeltsin decided to make a "cunning move" - ​​to continue development with American money. But already together with them. Yeltsin made a corresponding proposal to Bill Clinton. American experts carefully studied all the materials handed over to them for review. And they refused to cooperate. It is likely that they develop the results obtained by Russian scientists.

In fairness, it should be said that the United States independently achieved certain results in the field of creating electromagnetic weapons. Two years ago, it was reported that the US Air Force Research Laboratory had created a missile similar to the Alabuga. It is quite clear that we are talking about a maximum not even a prototype, but a working layout. So it is still premature to talk about American electromagnetic weapons.

An article that says that the occupying country?? Russia will soon create the so-called "super-weapon"?. In terms of effectiveness, supposedly, it should turn out to be worse than the atomic bomb ?, since it can "disable entire armies."

This weapon belongs to the category of electromagnetic, and for at least three decades has been developed in Russia and the United States along with a laser under the heading of "special secrecy".

But the question is: who will be the first to create electromagnetic weapons - the Russian Federation or the United States?

The Daily Star cites very limited information from open sources, retells it conscientiously, but at the same time adds information from itself, from which the reader's eyes should climb on his forehead.

So, we are talking about the Alabuga electromagnetic rocket, which is being developed by the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET).

The principle of operation of "Alabuga"

Acting at a height of 200-300 meters above enemy positions, due to high-power radiation, it not only suppresses the operation of electronic devices - computers, radars, communication systems, homing heads of precision and guided weapons - but also renders them unusable. That is, it burns electronic components. This effect is achieved within a radius of 3.5 kilometers. The radiation creates a high-frequency high-power electromagnetic field generator. Neither power nor other characteristics were disclosed. The type of energy source that feeds the generator is also kept secret.

At the same time, "Alabuga" is a non-lethal weapon, since the microwave field does not cause real harm to enemy manpower.

However, the known facts were clearly not enough for the tabloid. And the authors "a little" fantasized. Allegedly, it is impossible for soldiers to hide from deadly radiation even under a 100-meter thickness of the earth. Which, of course, does not stand up to scrutiny. It is also reported that the radiation of "Alabuga" is capable of undermining the shells located in the gun turrets of tanks. This, of course, is a little closer to reality. Since, it would seem, in an absolutely sealed tank there are inputs for radio waves, for example, through antennas or optical channels. However, the power of the signal to undermine the shells must be prohibitive. Because you have to heat the shells to a critical temperature.

I must say that the authors of the article went too far, declaring that Alabuga is capable of incapacitating entire armies. But the comparison of an electromagnetic rocket with a nuclear bomb is quite appropriate. Since the explosion of a nuclear bomb also generates a powerful electromagnetic pulse (up to 100 gigawatts), which produces exactly the same effect on electronics as the radiation of Alabuga.

This was "brilliantly" proved by the Americans, who in 1958 detonated a thermonuclear charge with a capacity of 1.9 Mt in space. A powerful electromagnetic pulse disabled 9 satellites. In the Hawaiian Islands and even in a large part of Australia, radio communications and television broadcasts were lost for a long time, interruptions began with street lighting.

Due to the special secrecy of the development, it is not known at what stage of readiness the Alabuga missile is. Three years ago, KRET General Director Vladimir Mikheev reported that "Alabuga" is not the name of a specific product, but the name of research, during which designers should get answers to a number of difficult questions. And only after receiving them, you can proceed to R&D, that is, to the development of specific weapons.

However, Russia already has such weapons, fully operational. And for a long time already. True, it has not yet been adopted for service for reasons that we will discuss below.

"Satchel-E"

In 2001, at the Malaysian exhibition of military equipment, a working prototype of the Ranets-E electromagnetic installation was presented, based on the MAZ-543 wheeled chassis and weighing about 5 tons.

Who will be the first to create electromagnetic weapons - the Russian Federation or the United States?

This weapon belongs to the category of electromagnetic, and for at least three decades has been developed in Russia and the United States along with laser weapons in an atmosphere of extreme secrecy. The Daily Star takes very limited information from open sources, retells it conscientiously, but at the same time adds information from itself, from which the reader's eyes should climb on his forehead. That's why he's a tabloid.

So, we are talking about the Alabuga electromagnetic rocket, which is being developed by the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET). Acting at a height of 200-300 meters above enemy positions, due to high-power radiation, it not only suppresses the operation of electronic devices - computers, radars, communication systems, homing heads of precision and guided weapons - but also renders them unusable. That is, it burns electronic components. This effect is achieved within a radius of 3.5 kilometers. The radiation creates a high-frequency high-power electromagnetic field generator. Neither power nor other characteristics were disclosed. The type of energy source that feeds the generator is also kept secret.

At the same time, "Alabuga" is a non-lethal weapon, since the microwave field does not cause real harm to enemy manpower.

However, the known facts were clearly not enough for the tabloid. And the authors "a little" fantasized. Allegedly, it is impossible for soldiers to hide from deadly radiation even under a 100-meter thickness of the earth. Which, of course, does not stand up to scrutiny. It is also reported that the radiation of "Alabuga" is capable of undermining the shells located in the gun turrets of tanks. This, of course, is a little closer to reality. Since in a seemingly completely sealed tank there are inputs for radio waves, for example, through antennas or optical channels. However, the power of the signal to undermine the shells must be prohibitive. Because you have to heat the shells to a critical temperature.

I must say that the authors of the article went too far, declaring that Alabuga is capable of incapacitating entire armies. But the comparison of an electromagnetic rocket with a nuclear bomb is quite appropriate. Since the explosion of a nuclear bomb also generates a powerful electromagnetic pulse (up to 100 gigawatts), which produces exactly the same effect on electronics as the radiation of Alabuga.

This was "brilliantly" proved by the Americans, who in 1958 detonated a thermonuclear charge with a capacity of 1.9 Mt in space. A powerful electromagnetic pulse disabled 9 satellites. In the Hawaiian Islands and even in a large part of Australia, radio communications and television broadcasts were lost for a long time, interruptions began with street lighting.

Due to the special secrecy of development, it is not known at what stage of readiness the Alabuga missile is. Three years ago, KRET General Director Vladimir Mikheev reported that "Alabuga" is not the name of a specific product, but the name of research, during which designers should get answers to a number of difficult questions. And only after receiving them, you can proceed to R&D, that is, to the development of specific weapons.

However, Russia already has such weapons, fully operational. And for a long time already. True, it has not yet been adopted for service for reasons that we will discuss below. In 2001, at the Malaysian exhibition of military equipment, a working prototype of the Ranets-E electromagnetic installation was presented, based on the MAZ-543 wheeled chassis and weighing about 5 tons.

"Ranets-E" is, in fact, a short-range anti-aircraft complex, in which not a rocket is used as a damaging factor, but an electromagnetic pulse of the centimeter range with a duration of up to 20 nanoseconds and a power of 500 megawatts. It is capable of neutralizing all types of aircraft - from drones to fighters and bombers, cruise missiles and all types of ammunition that somehow use electronics. At a distance of 8-14 kilometers, the impulse burns out electronic components, up to 40 kilometers disrupts the normal operation of electronic circuits without destroying them. The advantages include a wide angle of propagation of electromagnetic radiation - 60 degrees.

The most important elements of this installation are a diesel-type electric generator, an electromagnetic pulse generator and a radar designed to detect targets that need to be suppressed. However, the installation has a connection with the radar equipment of air defense systems, receiving data on targets from it.

There are two main drawbacks of the Rantz-E. First, the target must be in line of sight. That is, it should not be hidden behind the folds of the terrain. And cruise missiles are capable of flying at extremely low altitudes. Because the electromagnetic microwave radiation is extinguished by the obstacles encountered.

Secondly, between two "shots" of the electromagnetic gun, 20 minutes pass, which are necessary in order to accumulate the necessary energy. This is a very serious drawback, because during a massive raid, when missiles or shells fly at intervals of 30–40 km, the Ranets-E becomes defenseless for 20 minutes after the first “shot”. During this time, the second echelon of enemy ammunition flies up. Of course, this disadvantage can be compensated by increasing the number of installations, and then the interval between “shots” will be reduced. For ten "Knapsacks" it will be equal to 2 minutes. However, this is an overly expensive solution to the problem. The military does not like it, in connection with which the "Knapsack-E" was not accepted into service.

However, it can be reasonably assumed that this topic was not abandoned, but continued to improve the installation. Because as an air defense system, "Ranets-E", firstly, is very effective - due to the wide angle of radiation, target tracking and accurate aiming at them before the "shot" is not required. Secondly, its operation is cheap, since it does not require "consumables", that is, rockets to be fired. But we know nothing about the course of modernization due to the highest form of secrecy.

But an extremely interesting topic, which was on the verge of transition from research to development work in order to build a prototype of military weapons based on new physical principles, was ruined in 1993. In the 80s, as a result of work on a joint project of the Research Institute of Radio Instrumentation and the Physico-Technical Institute. Ioffe, achieved the generation of local plasma formations in the atmosphere. They were obtained at the point of intersection of two or more streams of powerful electromagnetic radiation. Aircraft, as well as ammunition, when crossing plasma nodes, received an impact that destroyed them. Moreover, the energy of such a plasmoid installation should have been enough to combat ICBM warheads.

As a result of laboratory studies, such a high rate of reconfiguration of the focusing of electromagnetic beams was achieved that it is quite enough to track targets that have the highest aerodynamic and ballistic characteristics in the current development of technology.

However, in the early 90s, work was stopped due to the termination of funding. And in 1993, Boris Yeltsin decided to make a "cunning move" - ​​to continue development with American money. But already together with them. Yeltsin made a corresponding proposal to Bill Clinton. American experts carefully studied all the materials handed over to them for review. And they refused to cooperate. It is likely that they develop the results obtained by Russian scientists.

In fairness, it should be said that the United States independently achieved certain results in the field of creating electromagnetic weapons. Two years ago, it was reported that the US Air Force Research Laboratory had created a missile similar to the Alabuga. It is quite clear that we are talking about a maximum not even a prototype, but a working layout. So it is still premature to talk about American electromagnetic weapons.



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