Krasukha-4

A Russian mobile broadband radar-jamming system designed to blind airborne surveillance radars and protect high-value ground assets from reconnaissance and radar-guided munitions.

Overview

Krasukha-4 (1RL257) is a road-mobile, broadband multifunctional electronic-warfare (EW) system fielded by the Russian Armed Forces. According to Army Recognition, its core mission is to jam and suppress airborne early-warning and surveillance radars — notably the E-3 AWACS and E-8 JSTARS — as well as ground-based radars and low-Earth-orbit reconnaissance satellites. A single Krasukha-4 complex is a two-vehicle set: a jammer vehicle with a retractable antenna turret and a separate command-post vehicle, both mounted on KamAZ-6350 8×8 trucks. Because it denies detection and targeting, the system is a key asset in Russia’s layered integrated air-defense and EW shield.

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