Russia has developed a wearable electronic warfare system "Fumigator" to protect fighters of assault groups from drones

Russian companies continue to develop protection against FPVdrones and drums drones, including individual ones, the purpose of which is to cover assault groups in battle. A new complex called “Fumigator” was presented by the company “PPSh Laboratory”.

The new wearable system is designed to protect assault teams from FPV drones and unmanned “bombers”. The complex is portable, designed to be carried by two soldiers, since it contains two different modules. One creates a dome with a diameter of up to 300 meters, covering the group from dropping ammunition, and the second jams FPV drones. The complex can operate up to seven hours on one battery.

New products are being developed based on our modules. For example, we are now producing portable products called “Fumigator” — in a regular version and “Fumigator FPV” for assault groups. They also consist of modules for a specific suppression frequency. But if earlier one person carried a kind of backpack, now two people in one unit carry the equipment EW.

- leads TASS words of the company's CEO.

It is not reported what stage the work is at, and it is also unknown whether the Fumigator is being supplied to the Northern Military District zone. The problem with drones is very big; at the front they literally demand means to combat them. As our soldiers say, the main losses of Russian Armed Forces units are caused by drones; now the Armed Forces of Ukraine have a very large number of them. Wearable electronic warfare systems are one of the ways to save the lives of our soldiers.

Comments

[Plowman]

In the assault group, two soldiers carry electronic warfare equipment (?!), the effect of which is very controversial, it looks like a cut. It might be easier to give them hunting rifles with increased power.

[Arkady007]

Yes, there is something to think about here. A complex carried by two already gives minus 2 in the offensive.

[2 Level Advisor]

Quote: Arkady007

A complex carried by two already gives minus 2 in the offensive.

as it were, we don’t yet have products that automatically tune to the frequency of drones, and if we jam all the most common frequencies, then two, or even three, will wear it, but there are no other options today.. provided the frequency of the drone is unknown in advance, going on the attack with a jammer at a certain frequency (nowadays most of these jammers) is, to put it mildly, playing the lottery..

[Machito]

Fumigator.
Laughing out loud.
I love these military jokes.
It would be better to call it Fumitox.

[Dost]

Without such a complex, you can get minus a platoon, or even more.

[mr.ZinGer]

“High-power hunting rifle,” how do you imagine that?

[nik-mazur]

Quote: mr.ZinGer

How do you imagine this

Something like that, I guess.

[solar]

Something like that, I guess.

The main thing is not to accidentally shoot it.

[nik-mazur]

Quote: Plowman

Maybe it’s easier to give them hunting rifles with increased power

The range of effective shot firing is a maximum of fifty meters. Will it not be enough?

[storm]

One creates a dome with a diameter of up to 300 meters, covering the group from dropping ammunition, and the second jams FPV drones.

It turns out that every company “at the front” and every artillery battery should have an electronic warfare system.

I wonder what the cost of the complex is, at least approximately, because each complex can save dozens of lives, and the life of every fighter is priceless....

[Maluck]

One creates a dome with a diameter of up to 300 meters, covering the group from dropping ammunition

I wonder what kind of dome is this that protects from the drop???? Either the author is not in the know, or is simply sincerely mistaken. And to create a dome for jamming within a radius of 300 meters, you clearly need more power than what you can carry in a backpack.

[Tagan]

And to create a dome for jamming within a radius of 300 meters, you need clearly more power than what can be carried in a backpack

Why do you think so? Don’t you think that drone operators’ remote controls produce several kilowatts? Don't you take signal attenuation into account?
With the same power of the jammer and the transmitting path of the remote control, provided that the drone operator is further than 300m from him, the signal from the jammer in this range will be more powerful. And the drone’s transmission path is not so powerful.

[saved]

It seems to me that there should be a compact drone presence alarm and a shotgun. And the electronic warfare jammer should cover a kilometer or more and follow the attackers.

[Pavel_Sveshnikov]

Apart from a shotgun, there is little that can guarantee protection from FPV. I recently saw an option to use a machine gun underbarrel grenade launcher to shoot hunting cartridges with buckshot. One shot, then replace the cartridge with your hands. The rate of fire is low, but if everyone in the group has one, there is a chance to fight back. And carrying heavy EW stations is not an option.

[A17ttt]

If I understand correctly, then the assault group should be delivered, and in a good case accompanied by motorized rifles.
Objectively maintaining a given distance from the group.

It is logical to place the basic elements on a mobile cart accompanying the group.
While additional components are already placed in the equipment of the group itself.
Thus creating a “swarm group with honeycombs”.

It is also logical to replace: a retired trolley with a new one and with cell reconfiguration, a retired unit (part of a cell) of a group with a new composition with cell reconfiguration/synchronization.

Moreover, in this layout, the carts themselves will be under a protective dome.

[A17ttt]

In addition to what has been written, I can only add:
1. base element - should NOT be mounted in a cart, but be able to be taken for external deployment on site with the operator. For the purpose of cover - groups (cells).
2. The additional component responsible for the safety of the trolley must remain in place. For the purpose of delivery - to the location of a new group (cell).
3. a priori, the base element must support MORE than 1 group (cell) + cart.

[rocket757]

Russia has developed a wearable electronic warfare system "Fumigator" to protect fighters of assault groups from drones

. A challenge for everyone right now...
Those who didn’t have time will buy from those who created it all faster.

[rosomaha]

Logic dictates (if you look at aviation) that individual electronic warfare systems are needed for each fighter + a more powerful one to cover the group, and these are all wearable options. And what else, this is the organization of groups for suppressing small UAVs - they will identify the locations of operators, suppress IE REP, aim their drones, heavy snipers, artillery at them... And for this you need a mobile (for a couple of people), “long-range” ( 20-30 km) wide-frequency RTR station with high accuracy of determination, working in conjunction with a UAV to clarify coordinates

[Radius]

Total crap!!! This is just an advertisement for the PPSh, nothing more. Its practical application is highly questionable.

[kriten]

Unfortunately, we have a lot of ideas, but very few of them end up in production. Under Ivanov-Shoigu, to get into production, a huge kickback was needed. Money was given to our own, proven ones.

[wladimirjankov]

They also consist of modules for a specific suppression frequency.

Without the ability to automatically detect the operating frequency of enemy drones, this "Fumigator" will be of little use. And randomly changing the frequency suppression modules during a combat mission and UAV attack is not a good idea. At this time, every second counts. We need a lightweight anti-drone gun with a sensor for detecting UAV operating frequencies, an indicator of its direction of movement, and automatic adjustment of the required suppression frequency. This will be the solution to the problem of combating drones without AI. Let this gun be more expensive than any "Fumigators", but it will be worth it. We have all the technical capabilities to create such a gun. Why they can't set up their production is unclear.