Russian Holidays - Day of Electronic Warfare Specialist of the Russian Armed Forces

The date of the professional holiday of electronic warfare (EW) specialists is associated with a real historical event On April 15, 1904, Japanese ships attempted a lob attack on the fortifications and roadstead of Port Arthur One of the enemy ships was adjusting their fire via wireless telegraph Telegraph operators from the station on Zolotaya Gora and the battleship Pobeda, having assumed such a development of events, began to interrupt the enemy message with a large spark Such a signal has great power and is able to suppress the enemy’s frequency The idea of ​​the Russian sailors was crowned with success - the shooting of the Japanese ships was ineffective The actions of military telegraph operators confirmed the developments of Alexander Popov, who in 1903 proposed methods for conducting radio reconnaissance and jamming This forced the military command to take a different look at the capabilities of wireless telegraphy The tasks of intercepting call signs and then using them for one’s own purposes and jamming enemy transmissions were simplified due to the technical imperfections of the equipment of that time The same principle of operation and construction of the transmitters (sometimes components from the same company) made it possible to operate with a large spark Modern electronic warfare systems have changed dramatically, new functions and capabilities have appeared Despite the technical superiority of today's technology, it solves almost the same problems as it did a hundred years ago In the context of the constant technical development of all means of defense and attack, electronic warfare is faced with strategically important tasks for the country Using our equipment, our specialists are capable of:• collecting and storing military information, including target designations;• transmitting information to space objects;• using homing objects with increased guidance accuracy;• accurately hitting pre-selected targets;• creating active and passive interference and much more Effective electronic warfare against the enemy is impossible without modern technical means and highly qualified specialists Electronic warfare personnel are constantly improving their skills in the use of standard electronic countermeasures The number of trainings and exercises exceeds one hundred per year Exercises are being conducted for units directly aimed at performing main tasks Electronic intelligence specialists take part in all major army and navy exercises, ensuring the tasks assigned by the command The “Krasukha-4S”, “Murmansk”, “Moskva” complexes have shown their high efficiency not only in covering friendly units, but also in quickly suppressing SUVs of a mock enemy The developments of our specialists make it possible to disrupt the operation of control systems at a distance of up to 5000 km “Murmansk-BN” suppresses up to 20 targets simultaneously at this distance The modern history of the holiday began in 2006 with the signing of the corresponding Decree by the President of the Russian Federation Our country's leadership in electronic warfare is recognized by foreign military experts The exploits and merits of electronic warfare specialists are not noticeable, but this does not make them less significant Happy holiday to all military personnel and veterans!