The Russian military has managed to recover the wreckage of the American MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance drone from the bottom of the Black Sea. At the moment, specialists from JSC “Radio-electronic Technologies” and the Federal State Budget Institute “Central Research Institute of Aerospace Forces” of the Russian Defense Ministry are studying the electronic filling of the “Reaper”.
Thanks to the actions of Su-27 pilots, specialized specialists of the Russian Ministry of Defense became the owners of valuable information about the military technologies of a potential enemy. In particular, the AN / AAS – 52 optoelectronic complex and the AN / APY – 8 radar reconnaissance complex are already being extensively studied. Secure telemetry and satellite communications stations and the Link – 16 data exchange terminal are also carefully studied by Russian electronics engineers. .
Determining the frequency parameters of telemetry equipment and assessing the level of interference immunity of the “Reaper” will additionally simulate effective modes of combating these UAVs by Russian electronic warfare systems.
The capabilities of US long-focus observation devices, including the type and resolution of array photodetectors, will be carefully considered. This will allow us to understand the ability of enemy reconnaissance drones to identify Russian equipment at different distances.
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