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The Tobol electronic warfare system is Russia’s mainstay which is capable of disrupting Ukraine’s defense system. Photo/Reuters
MOSCOW – Russia claims to have an electronic warfare system against Ukraine which is supported by the United States (US) and NATO. The system, named Tobol, is capable of weakening the Ukrainian army.
The presence of Tobol is proof that Russia is the leading country in developing a war technology system on a modern technological basis.
According to Digital Journal, Moscow’s efforts to cut off Ukrainian troops’ internet access were more sophisticated than previously known. As a result, the Ukrainian air defense system fell into disarray. It also caused the Ukrainian army to not be able to communicate optimally.
In addition, the Tobol electronic warfare system is also capable of disrupting the operations of satellite-controlled drones. Finally, many Ukrainian drones were unable to carry out maximum attacks and target the enemy with precision due to interference from Tobol.
Here are 5 facts about Russia’s Tobol electronic warfare system.
1. Russia Develops War Technology
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation continues to develop the latest warfare technologies. One of them is developing an electronic warfare system capable of jamming signals from spacecraft in geostationary orbit.
The technology is capable of damaging enemy electronic devices beyond repair. The project is called the Tobol 14Ts227 electronic warfare system. In the leaked documents, the Pentagon said the technology was called a mysterious program. Russia has been experimenting with the platform for several months.
2. Messing up the GPS
The Tobol electronic warfare system targets Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to break the “synchronization” of Starlink’s satellite internet services with its land terminals.
Zen, a Russian media outlet, quoted Ukrainian journalist Konstantin Ryzhenko as saying that Russian interference had not affected data transmission between Starlink satellites or ground terminals in any way.
“In contrast, Tobol targeted the GPS modules related to the synchronized operations of the terminal and the spacecraft. The suppression was carried out at the terminal and not at the satellite,” the report states. “Although Starlink appears to be immune to electronic warfare systems at satellite frequencies, the structure has GPS, which unfortunately it is susceptible to electronic interference. If the GPS signal jams, Starlink cannot operate,” said Ryzhenko.
Electronic warfare technology researcher Bart Hendrickx concluded that Tobol works via downlink jamming, in which the system targets signals from satellites to ground terminals or receiving stations. Another form is uplink interference in which the interference signal is mixed with the original broadcast, which distorts the information that all users of that satellite receive.
