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Repellent-1

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

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" 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 [uk]) 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
  • Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
  • Armenia Armenia[6]
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan - a supply contract was signed in 2016.
  • Serbia Serbia[7]
  • Algeria Algeria

Application

Russian-Ukrainian war

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

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

Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)

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

See also

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