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The Krasukha (Russian: Красуха; English: Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade) is a Russian mobile, ground-based, electronic warfare (EW) system. This system is produced by the KRET corporation on different wheeled platforms.[1] The Krasukha's primary targets are airborne radio-electronics (such as UAVs) and airborne systems guided by radar. The Krasukha has multiple applications in the Russian Armed Forces,[2] has been deployed beyond Russian borders, and supplied to additional armed forces, such as those of Iran.[3]

Krasukha-2

The Krasukha-2 is a S-band system designed to jam Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft such as the Boeing E-3 Sentry at ranges of up to 250 kilometres (160 mi).[2][4][5] The Krasukha-2 can also jam other airborne radars, such as those for radar-guided missiles. The missiles, once jammed, then receive a false target away from the original to ensure that the missiles no longer pose a threat. The Krasukha-2 guards mobile high-priority targets such as the 9K720 Iskander SRBM.[2]

Krasukha-4

The Krasukha-4 is a broadband multifunctional jamming station mounted on a BAZ-6910-022 four-axle-chassis. It complements the Krasukha-2 system by operating in the X-band and Ku-band, and counters airborne radar aircraft such as the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTAR) Northrop Grumman E-8.[5] The Krasukha-4 has enough range to effectively disrupt low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and can cause permanent damage to targeted radio-electronic devices.[6] Ground based radars are also a viable target for the Krasukha-4.[1]

Operators

Operational history

Krasukha jammers were reportedly deployed to support Russian forces in Syria.[13] They have reportedly been blocking small U.S. surveillance drones from receiving GPS satellite signals.[14] During the Turkish intervention in the Syrian civil war, the complex apparently destroyed a Bayraktar drone by causing it to lose control, subsequently crashing.[15] The Israeli Defense Force had problems in 2021 with the Krasukha S-4 GPS denial system, which led to Israel's successful development of non-GPS weapons targeting and anti-GPS-jamming technology.[16]

In July 2018, an OSCE monitoring mission drone recorded a 1L269 Krasukha-2 among other electronic warfare equipment deployed near Chornukhyne, Ukraine.[17]

In 2018, Russia’s Krasukha-4 microwave cannon reportedly grounded an American AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in Syria by damaging its electrical circuits.[18]

In 2020, Krasukha was claimed (without evidence)[19] to have operated around the Russian military base at Gyumri in Armenia to counter the use by Azerbaijan of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 armed drones as well as Israel-made Harop loitering munition (suicide drones).[20]

The first export contract was officially signed in August 2021.[21]

Krasukha-4 models are also being employed in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, as Ukrainian forces captured one of these devices in the field near Kyiv. A photograph posted to social media claims to show part of the system, which has been separated from its truck mount and shows some damage.[22][23] The unit was then sent to the United States for examination.[24]

On 9 August 2023, a source in the Russian defense industry told the state news agency TASS that several Southeast Asian nations and an Eastern European country have ordered the Krasukha and Sapphire EW systems.[25]

In August 2025, it was confirmed that Russia had supplied Iran with Krasukha EW systems,

See also

  • Repellent-1
  • KORAL

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""Electronic warfare complex "Krasuha-4""". KRET. http://www.kret.com/en/product/12/. Retrieved 4 April 2015. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "1L269 Krasukha-2". Deagel.com. http://www.deagel.com/Special-Purpose-Vehicles/1L269-Krasukha-2_a003129001.aspx. Retrieved 28 March 2015. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 admin (2025-08-14). "Confirmed: Russia’s Krasukha Electronic Warfare Systems Spotted in Iran" (in en-GB). https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/russia-krasukha-ew-system-confirmed-in-iran-middle-east-airpower-shift/. 
  4. ↑ "KRET has fulfilled the state defense order for the delivery of Krasuha-2". Rostek. http://rostec.ru/news/4514794. Retrieved 28 March 2015. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Fields of silence and broken cycles: Russia's electronic warfare". Global Defence Technology. 18 March 2022. https://defence.nridigital.com/global_defence_technology_mar22/russia_electronic_warfare. Retrieved 17 October 2022. 
  6. ↑ "Krasukha-4". Deagel.com. http://www.deagel.com/Special-Purpose-Vehicles/Krasukha-4_a003129002.aspx. Retrieved 28 March 2015. 
  7. ↑ Secret-difa3 (2013-12-13). "Tout sur la défense au Maghreb: L'Algérie se dote d'un système de brouillage innovant". http://secret-difa3.blogspot.com/2013/12/lalgerie-se-dote-dun-systeme-de.html. 
  8. ↑ "ЦАМТО / / Эфиопия получила из России комплекс радиоэлектронной борьбы 1РЛ257 "Красуха-4"" (in ru). 2023-10-30. https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/1030/122076118/detail.shtml. 
  9. ↑ دفاع و امنیت (2019-08-04). "سامانه مرموز جنگال در ایران +فیلم". https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/981009/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85. 
  10. ↑ "GNA Turkish UAV airstrike on Electronic Warfare System Krasukha south to Sirte last night Sirte". https://libya.liveuamap.com/en/2020/18-may-gna-turkish-uav-airstrike-on--electronic-warfare-system. 
  11. ↑ "Serbia purchased air defense, EW systems from Russia – President". https://tass.com/world/1532935. 
  12. ↑ "Quân đội Việt Nam đưa vào sử dụng tổ hợp tác chiến điện tử Krasukha-4 siêu hiện đại" (in vi). Báo An Ninh Thủ Đô. 2023-03-08. https://www.anninhthudo.vn/quan-doi-viet-nam-dua-vao-su-dung-to-hop-tac-chien-dien-tu-krasukha-4-sieu-hien-dai-post582047.antd. 
  13. ↑ Axe, David (October 21, 2017). "The jammer can disrupt an enemy's own signals, potentially preventing ground-based controllers from steering their drones via satellite.". Vice News. https://www.vice.com/en/article/russian-army-specialized-drone-hunters-krasukha-jammer/. "Russia deployed Krasukha systems to Syria in an effort to form a sort of electronic shield over Russian and allied forces in the country." 
  14. ↑ Varfolomeeva, Anna (May 1, 2018). "Signaling strength: Russia's real Syria success is electronic warfare against the US". https://thedefensepost.com/2018/05/01/russia-syria-electronic-warfare/. 
  15. ↑ "Published a photo of the Turkish Bayraktar TB2, shot down, presumably by the Russian complex "Krasukha"". https://avia-pro.net/news/opublikovano-foto-tureckogo-bayraktar-tb2-sbitogo-predpolozhitelno-rossiyskim-kompleksom. 
  16. ↑ Egozi, Arie (April 16, 2023). "Israeli solutions against the most advanced Electronic Warfare systems". Defence Industry Europe. https://defence-industry.eu/israeli-solutions-against-the-most-advanced-electronic-warfare-systems/. 
  17. ↑ OSCE. "Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 10 August 2018" (in en). https://www.osce.org/special-monitoring-mission-to-ukraine/390236. 
  18. ↑ "Scientists shrink China's Starlink-killing weapon with new power source". 30 March 2023. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3214251/scientists-shrink-chinas-starlink-killing-microwave-weapon-new-power-source. 
  19. ↑ Lee, Rob (November 25, 2020). "There is no evidence that Russian Krasukha-4 EW systems were used in Karabakh.". https://x.com/RALee85/status/1331494285657694208. "He uses this Asia Times article as his source, which says "If true – and no one has denied it". Really? Does that sound like a serious source?" 
  20. ↑ Bryen, Stephen (2020-10-26). "Russia knocking Turkish drones from Armenian skies" (in en-US). https://asiatimes.com/2020/10/russia-knocking-turkish-drones-from-armenian-skies/. 
  21. ↑ "Russia inks deals at Army 2021 forum on delivery of latest electronic warfare systems". TASS. 25 Aug 2021. https://tass.com/defense/1329957. 
  22. ↑ "Ukraine: We managed to identify this bizarre "container", captured today by the UA forces near Kyiv". https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1506306740421341193. 
  23. ↑ thedrive.com 22 March 2022: Ukraine Just Captured Part Of One Of Russia's Most Capable Electronic Warfare Systems
  24. ↑ Nicholls, Dominic (2022-03-23). "Russian military secrets could be laid bare after Ukraine captures electronic warfare systems" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/23/ukrainians-capture-russian-warfare-equipment-used-intercept/. 
  25. ↑ "Southeast Asian nations ordering field-tested anti-drone EW systems from Russian makers". TASS. 9 Aug 2023. https://tass.com/defense/1658357. 



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