Our plane scared the American ship. What scared the American destroyer. On an unnamed frequency

The US military recognized that bureaucracy undermines the country's defense capability. The expert is sure that a potential adversary cannot keep up with the development of the RF Armed Forces.

Speaking to the US Congressional Armed Services Committee, Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security Paul Sharre told the senators the disappointing news: America is not ready for a potential military conflict with its opponents. According to the speaker, Russia is ahead of the United States in electronic warfare(EW), for medium and long range, as well as by means of air defense.

Sharre acknowledged that american army can no longer maintain its former military presence in the Western Pacific and faces similar problems in Europe. The reason for the fading potential of the US Armed Forces, according to the military, is strategic miscalculations in planning. Due to excessive bureaucracy in the system of distribution of defense spending, the modernization of new types of weapons can take decades.

Head of the Department of Political Science and Sociology of the PRUE G.V. Plekhanova, military expert Andrey Koshkin in the comment IA "Politics Today" noted that for last years Russia has become a leader in electronic warfare, having singled out this area as one of the priorities.

The political scientist recalled the incident with the American destroyer "Donald Cook" in the Black Sea. In the spring of 2014, the team was frightened by a Russian Su-24 bomber, using the Khibiny electronic warfare system against an intruder maneuvering off the coast of Crimea. The effect turned out to be worse than from the refreshing mountain air. Cook's radars were blinded, and 27 American sailors, upon arrival at the port, wrote a letter of resignation, disappointed in the capabilities of their destroyer.

Koshkin gives another example of efficiency Russian funds EW:

“A swarm of drones attacked our Syrian base in Khmeinim. We destroyed all the drones, and we managed to reprogram six of them, intercepting the signal. Drones landed, however, three of them exploded on contact with the ground. But the remaining three we were able to explore. There were other cases when it was possible not only to prevent the enemy's impact with the help of electronic warfare, but also to intercept weapons, and then use them for their own purposes. Here we feel confident and continue to improve electronic warfare devices,” says Koshkin.

The incident mentioned by the expert took place on the night of January 6, 2018 at the Khmeinim base of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the base of the Russian Navy in Tartus. At once, 13 multicopters tried to drop improvised mines on Russian military facilities, however, according to the Ministry of Defense, the security system violated the terrorists' plans.

Commenting on American concerns about opportunities Russian missiles medium and short range, Koshkin suggested that the United States is aware of the low effectiveness of its own intercontinental ballistic missiles LGM-30.

“They now want to put more advanced ballistic missiles. About it we are talking in the US Nuclear Posture Review. During the election campaign, Trump spoke of the need to improve the nuclear triad, as it lags behind modern requirements that other states have achieved. We are making progress in this regard. We are constantly improving our nuclear shield, as we are forced to respond to aggression emanating from the United States and NATO,” the political scientist said.

In addition to electronic warfare systems, Russia has powerful anti-aircraft and missile defense to resist any aggressor. One of the latest developments of the Russian defense concern Almaz-Antey is an anti-aircraft missile system Prometheus can destroy not only aircraft, but also hypersonic and cruise intercontinental ballistic missiles. American bloggers modeled a likely US Air Force collision with the Prometheus and came to the conclusion that NATO's fifth-generation F35 and F22 fighters have no chance.

“RIP F-22,” netizens stated.

American sailors filmed their "honorary escort" - Russian Su-24 bombers, which.

As the Wall Street Journal wrote the day before, such incidents were noted this week in the Baltic Sea. The Russian planes were not armed with missiles, but the US military considered their maneuvers "unsafe and potentially provocative."

One of the episodes happened when a Polish helicopter was supposed to take off from the deck of an American ship. However, due to the Su-24, the takeoff had to be postponed.

In one of the moments filmed on the video, the Su-24s come in from the direction of the sun and pass over the American destroyer at ultra-low altitudes.

The crew of the ship "enjoyed" the air show to the fullest, not forgetting to take photos and videos, posting them on Flikr and Youtube.

Photos taken by the US military are provided on the Navy.mil portal.

Recall that in April 2014, the media reported that the USS Donald Cook had already been subjected to “attacks” by Russian aircraft in the Black Sea. It was reported that the Su-24 bomber made several maneuvers in the vicinity of the American warship. The pilot did not respond to requests, but silently flew in unacceptable proximity to the destroyer at an altitude of 600 meters.

URO destroyer (with guided missile weapons) USS Donald Cook is of the Arleigh Burke class and is assigned to the 22nd Squadron of the US Navy. His permanent location is military base"Rota" in Spain. The ship's main weapons are cruise missiles"Tomahawk" (from 56 to 96 units) with a range of up to 2500 kilometers, capable of carrying nuclear charges. The destroyer is also equipped with launchers anti-ship missiles"Harpoon", anti-submarine, mine-torpedo weapons, 127 mm artillery mount, anti-aircraft guided missiles and six-barreled guns.

The ship is equipped with a modern Aegis combat information and control system. The system allows you to receive and process information from sensors of other ships and aircraft connections and issue target designations to their launchers.

Two Russian Su-24 bombers have again frightened the Americans in the Baltic Sea - they flew at low altitude over the US destroyer Donald Cook, writes Moskovsky Komsomolets.

The Pentagon was very indignant at the behavior of the Russian Aerospace Forces and even called this flight a "simulation of an attack." Indeed, due to the actions of Russian pilots from the deck of the destroyer for a long time the Polish helicopter could not take off.

The US military even published a video of the Russian Su-24 overflight as proof of “the most aggressive actions, contrary to all international standards". According to US military officials, the flight altitude was just over 30 meters.

Details of this incident also emerged. As it turned out, the ship "Donald Cook" was on NATO exercises in neutral waters Baltics. All the time, Russian planes did not disregard this destroyer. Only on April 11, the Americans counted 20 moments when Russian aircraft approached them. In addition to bombers, a Ka-27 helicopter also flew up to the ship.

Photo: Su-24 near "Donald Cook", 2016.

Photo: Russian helicopter near the US destroyer.

The approach of the Su-24 bomber with the destroyer was filmed on April 12. A similar incident was already in 2014 with the same ship. Then the Americans were simply amazed when the Su-24 was able to turn off all the electronics on the destroyer.

The US State Department admitted that the crew of the American destroyer "Donald Cook" was demoralized after meeting with the Russian Su-24 bomber, which did not have bombs and missiles on board. We learned why this happened and what else Russia has inspiring.

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On April 10, the American destroyer "Donald Cook" entered the Black Sea. On April 12, a Russian Su-24 bomber overflew the destroyer. April 14, after an ordinary, in general, incident - our planes do not very regularly approach ships potential adversary in neutral waters, - the Pentagon made an extremely emotional statement, accusing Russia of violating its own traditions and international treaties. It was mentioned that the crew of the "Donald Cook" was demoralized after meeting with the bomber, a number of media reported that 27 American sailors had written reports about their dismissal from the fleet. What scared the crew of the destroyer so much?

"Donald Cook" is not a rusty submarine "Zaporozhye" for you, but destroyer US Navy fourth generation, whose main weapon is guided missiles. This is the most massive post-war ship with a displacement of more than 5,000 tons: 62 have been built since 1988, and 13 more are planned. In the normal and strike versions, the destroyer is equipped with 56 or 96 such missiles, respectively.

The 380 people who make up the crew of the ship are well protected. The combat posts of the "Donald Cook" are surrounded by Kevlar - 130 tons of this expensive go to each ship, but durable material. The small superstructure is covered with a material that absorbs radar radiation. Below the waterline, the destroyer is protected by armor made of high-strength magnesium-aluminum alloys. To reduce underwater noise, air is supplied to the edges of the propellers. As a result, a cloud of bubbles is formed, which distorts and smoothes the hydroacoustic "portrait" of the ship.

Finally, the Donald Cook is equipped with the latest Aegis combat information and control system - among other things, it combines the air defense systems of all ships on which it is installed into a common network, allowing you to simultaneously track and fire hundreds of targets. On the edges of the destroyer's superstructure are four huge universal radar antennas, replacing several conventional radars. Together with "Tomahawks" in universal launchers Fifty anti-aircraft guided missiles of various classes are waiting in the wings fore and aft.

It would seem that the appearance of such a ship in the Black Sea should cause shock and awe. And so it happened, just not from the other side. The Russian Su-24 front-line bomber that flew to Donald Cook did not have bombs or missiles on board. Under the fuselage hung one container with the Khibiny electronic warfare system. Having approached the destroyer, the Khibiny turned off its radar, combat control circuits, data transmission systems - in short, they turned off the entire Aegis, just like we turn off the TV by pressing a button on the remote control. After that, the Su-24 simulated a missile attack on the blinded and deafened ship. Then another and another - a total of 12 times.

When the bomber had left, the "Donald Cook" hurried to the Romanian port to put her nerves in order. He no longer approached Russian waters. The Americans are accustomed from afar, being in complete safety, to grind with missiles poorly armed detachments of some desert partisans. And if that doesn't work, they don't play.

Soldiers of the invisible front

The more complex the electronic system, the easier it is to disrupt its operation by methods and means of electronic warfare. - said the head of the research center for electronic warfare and evaluating the effectiveness of reducing the visibility of the air force academy Vladimir Balybin. - To win modern war, it is not enough to achieve air supremacy. It is also necessary to ensure information superiority.

In addition to the Khibiny, the domestic military-industrial complex produces many different devices that can discourage both regular enemy units and bandits with terrorists. The Airborne Forces began to receive Infauna complexes. Installed on an armored personnel carrier or other military equipment, the complex finds and jams enemy radio communications in the HF and VHF bands, and "lulls" remotely controlled land mines. They will certainly explode - but after the Russian military column passes over them and retires to a safe distance.

The "Infauna" has one more function - optical sensors placed on the sides of the vehicle detect flashes of shots and give the command to set up a smoke screen that shelters the column from fire. The Judoist information security complex, among other things, finds and neutralizes electronic devices that have connected to data transmission channels without authorization.

The product "Lesochek" performs the same functions as the "Infauna", but is much more compact - it can be carried in a backpack or suitcase. With such a case, it is convenient to go to important business negotiations - the most advanced security service will not be able to eavesdrop on them. For businessmen, there is a civilian version of "Lesochka" - it can be mounted in the trunk of a Mercedes.

If in the UAZ of General Romanov in 1995 in Grozny the product "Lesochek" worked, the explosion of the car of the commander of the internal troops might not have happened, - Balybin said.

The Borisoglebsk-2 complex forms the basis of the electronic protection of tactical formations of the Russian army. It includes an automated control point and four types of jamming stations - in a single algorithm, they find sources of enemy activity on the air and jam them.

The device "Resident" finds and blocks satellite and Cell Phones, subscriber complexes of GPS-navigation. It proved its effectiveness during the conflict in South Ossetia, disorienting Georgian drones. In Chechnya, the head of the electronic warfare department of the Voronezh Air Force Academy, Vladimir Khrolikov, fought terrorists:

We had tracking stations all over the territory. As soon as there was activity on the air, we made a notch and passed it on to the gunners. Dzhokhar Dudayev, as you know, was destroyed by a missile aimed at the signal of his satellite phone. In Grozny, EW specialists neutralized radio-controlled land mines rolled into asphalt.

Retooling strategic nuclear forces Russia on the latest tools Electronic warfare is proceeding at an accelerated pace, said Dmitry Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. If the army and navy as a whole are re-equipped by 70 percent by 2020, then the strategic potential EW will be updated to 100 percent.

Electronic warfare equipment is what allows our smart weapons to operate, and someone else's smart weapons to fall asleep. And that's right, - said the vice-premier.