ACommunications & electronic warfare
Kolchuga passive sensor
electronic-warfare support measures (ESM) system
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ACommunications & electronic warfare
electronic-warfare support measures (ESM) system
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Operational; Krasukha-2
Single sourceOperational; Krasukha-4
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kolchuga passive sensor | Krasukha |
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| Type | electronic-warfare support measures (ESM) system[source] | Electronic counter-measure system[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Topaz radioelectronic factory in Donetsk[source] | KRET corporation, BAZ (for wheeled platform of Krasukha-4)[source] |
| Role | detect and track aircraft by triangulation and multilateration of their RF emissions[source] | — |
Krasukha-2: 250 km Krasukha-4: 300 km[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Detection range |
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up to 800 km (500 mi) for very high altitude, very powerful emitters[source] |
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| Configuration | three or four receivers[source] | — |
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| Frequency | VHF, UHF and SHF radio bands[source] | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Russia[source] |
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| In service | — | 2014–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Russian Federation[source] |
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| Designer | — | KRET corporation[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | 1L269 Krasukha-2 1RL257 Krasukha-4[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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