Repellent-1

Repellent-1 (Russian: Репеллент-1) is a Russian electronic warfare system[1] designed to suppress the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles[2] at a distance of up to 30 to 35 km (19 to 22 mi).[3][4] It weighs more than 20 tons.

Repellent-1 / Репеллент-1
TypeElectronic warfare system
anti-UAV
Place of originRF

"Repellent" is able to detect miniature air targets from their control signals at a distance of more than 35 km (22 mi), but is able to suppress drones only at a distance of not more than 2.5 km (1.6 mi).

History

"Repellent" was developed by the Russian Scientific and Technical Center for Electronic Combat (Russian: Научно-техническом центре радиоэлектронной борьбы). It is installed on the chassis of MAZ (MAZ-6317) or KAMAZ depending on the wishes of the customer.[3]

The development of "Repellent-1" was completed in 2016 and the system shown at an exhibition.[5][4]

Operators
  • Russia Russia
  • Armenia Armenia[6]
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan - a supply contract was signed in 2016.

Application

Russian-Ukrainian war
Main articles: List of equipment used by Russian separatist forces of the war in Donbas and War in Donbas (2014–2022)

On August 11, 2018, the OSCE SMM noted in a report that on July 28, near the village of Chornukhyne, the UAV mission recorded four EW systems at once, including Repellent-1.[4]

Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict
Main article: 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis

Armenia has lost two operating stations of the Repellent-1 complex.[6]

Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)
Main article: 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

On May 1, 2022, it was reported that a Russian "Repellent-1" had been destroyed.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Army destroys Russian EW system, two drones, over 40 invaders in southern Ukraine". Ukrinform. May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  2. "New Russian Mobile Anti-Drone System". UAV Vision. January 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. "Сили оборони України знищили техніку та живу силу на острові Зміїний". mil.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. "Новые российские системы радиоэлектронной борьбы на востоке Украины". ru.bellingcat.com (in Russian). 10 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. "На Херсонщині знищено новий російський комплекс-"вбивцю" безпілотників". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. "Які засоби РЕБ і як використовувались у війні за Нагірний Карабах". defence-ua.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. "Україна закупила станції радіоелектронної боротьби в європейських країнах - Полторак". Ukrainian Military Pages. December 12, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
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