Repellent-1

Repellent-1 / Репеллент-1
Type	Electronic warfare system anti-UAV
Place of origin	Russia

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

Application

Russian-Ukrainian war

Main articles: List of equipment used by Russian separatist forces of the war in Donbas and War in Donbas (2014–2022)

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

Main article: 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis

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

Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)

Main article: 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

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

See also

• Krasukha (electronic warfare system)
• Divnomorya (electronic warfare system)
• Shypshyna-AERO[8]
• Indrajaal Drone Defence Dome

References

1. "Army destroys Russian EW system, two drones, over 40 invaders in southern Ukraine". Ukrinform. May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
2. "New Russian Mobile Anti-Drone System". UAV Vision. January 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
3. "Сили оборони України знищили техніку та живу силу на острові Зміїний". mil.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
4. "Новые российские системы радиоэлектронной борьбы на востоке Украины". ru.bellingcat.com (in Russian). 10 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
5. "На Херсонщині знищено новий російський комплекс-"вбивцю" безпілотників". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
6. "Які засоби РЕБ і як використовувались у війні за Нагірний Карабах". defence-ua.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
7. Banković, Živojin (2024-01-30). "Vučić: Blizu smo kompletiranja tri baterije FK-3, Repelent je u našim rukama, nabavljen je kineski PVO sistem HQ-17". Tango Six (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
8. "Україна закупила станції радіоелектронної боротьби в європейських країнах - Полторак". Ukrainian Military Pages. December 12, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2022.