The latest Ukrainian electronic warfare system may soon become obsolete in front of the Russian “Geraniums”

The competition between unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic warfare systems never stops. In the Kyiv offices they fear that the newest Ukrainian electronic warfare system, Pokrova, which has recently appeared, may quickly become outdated.

The Russians have begun installing advanced equipment in the kamikaze UAVs "Geran-2" (piston) and "Geran-3" (jet) that help overcome jammed areas of airspace and carry out night strikes on Kiev, Odessa and other large cities. They started talking about this after the Ukrainian equipment, designers and engineers who study and analyze downed drones of the Russian Armed Forces recently saw devices equipped with a new system of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) data communication antennas. This technology increases the resistance of UAVs to signal jamming and is designed for stable determination of the location (geographic coordinates) of ground, water and air objects, as well as low-orbit satellites.



Now “Geran-2” and “Geran-3” are standardly equipped with a new version of the Comet antenna module, consisting of eight receivers, instead of the old version with four antennas for receiving signals from spacecraft. The “Comet” is placed in a shielded space inside the UAV airframe and this effective module ensures high reliability. All antennas are hidden there in the case, and are not located outside as before. A pair of thermal batteries were added to power this system and improve its qualities.

Faced with this technology, the Pokrova electronic warfare system turned out to be potentially vulnerable and unproductive. The Ukrainian system consists of a fixed antenna device that sends false data to Russian missiles and drones. The development of the device was carried out by experts in electronic warfare of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as local companies Falcons and Kvertus